IMMIGRATION NEWS

The Department of Immigration Services has asked Kenyans holding the old generation passports to acquire the digital ones by August, 2019. Kenya launched the issuance of ePassports in August last year in compliance with guidelines set by the International Civil Aviation Organisation (ICAO), making…

Alexander Muteshi has reportedly been appointed as the new head of Directorate of Immigration Services. Muteshi received a letter of appointment from the Ministry of Interior on Thursday and will officially assume office on July 23rd, reports The Standard. Until his appointment, Muteshi has been…

Interior Cabinet Secretary Fred Matiang’i says government will later this month launch a major crackdown of illegal immigrants and foreign workers in the country. Speaking on Tuesday, Matiang'i said 31 foreigners with fake Kenyan work permits have so far been arrested in the ongoing fresh…

President Donald Trump had the last laugh following Tuesday's US Supreme Court  ruling in favor of the controversial ban on travelers from five Muslim-dominated countries. In a majority opinion written by Chief Justice John Roberts, the country's top court ruled that Trump's most recent…

A number of Congolese government officials accused of corruption or electoral malpractice will no longer be able to travel to the United States after the State Department imposed visa bans on them.  The Department said the ban was part of US commitment to the war against corruption and  …

(Reuters) - Republican leaders in the U.S. House of Representatives delayed for a second time - likely to next week - a vote on an immigration bill they had originally planned to take up on Thursday. The vote on the so-called compromise Republican plan had earlier been delayed to Friday to allow…

Religious groups have castigated US President Trump administration over a tough and controversial immigration policy that has seen parents caught illegally crossing the border being separated from their children. Speaking during an interview with the Christian Broadcasting Network (CBN), Franklin…

The US Immigration agency is set to launch a special office whose main task will be to identify Americans who may have acquired their citizenship through the back door. Those found to have cheated will have their citizenships withdrawn, charged in court or deported to their countries of origin…

Interior Cabinet Secretary Fred Matiang'i has put on notice foreigners living illegally in Kenya, saying that they will not be spared. Speaking in Nakuru County on Wednesday, the Interior CS said the crackdown on foreign nationals in the country without proper documentation will continue until they…

Kenya is seeking to change the law to force illegal immigrants found in the country pay for their air tickets while being deported. Speaking on Tuesday, Interior Cabinet Secretary Fred Matiang'i said the government was losing millions of shillings annually by purchasing air fares for deportation of…