IMMIGRATION NEWS

Labor and Social Protection Cabinet Secretary Simon Chelugui says Kenya exported at least 39,000 labor migrants in 2021. Chelugui, who spoke during a graduation ceremony for Information Technology students at the National Industrial Training Authority (NITA) in Nairobi on Friday, divulged that a…

US Senator Ron Wyden has called for an investigation after it emerged that Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents obtained money transfer records of millions of people for at least 12 years without a warrant. Citing a letter by Senator Wyden, BuzzFeed News reported that the mass…

Former Nairobi Governor Mike Sonko has released a statement after he was banned from setting foot in the United States. The US State Department declared Sonko a persona non grata alongside his wife Primrose Mbuvi, his daughters Agnes Saumu Mbuvi and Salma Wanjiru Mbuvi, and his underage son over…

Former Nairobi Governor Mike Sonko and his immediate family members have been banned from traveling to the US over graft allegations. The ban was announced on Tuesday by Counselor for Public Affairs at the US Embassy in Nairobi Eric Watnik on behalf of the US Secretary of State Antony Blinken.…

Qatar has shut down 12 Kenyan employment agencies that were found to have violated the law. The closure of the agencies follows pressure from both the Kenyan government and trade unions to ensure better treatment of migrant workers in the Middle East. The move was announced during a meeting between…

The Biden administration plans to introduce new regulations that would offer relief to immigrants depending on public benefits and trying to obtain legal status. The proposed rules limit the number of public benefits that can be used against an immigrant to deny them permanent US residency or green…

Detectives from the Transnational and Organized Crime unit have rescued 108 Ethiopian nationals suspected to be victims of human trafficking. Acting on intelligence reports, the detectives based at the Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) headquarters traced the victims to a house in…

Kenya could soon experience a migration of highly trained individuals such as doctors and scientists to the United Arab Emirates (UAE). The wealthy Gulf state is wooing such individuals from Kenya and other parts of the world with a long-term residence visa as part of efforts to develop its economy…

Kenya has extended the deadline for phasing out the old-generation passport to November 2022. Director-General of Immigration Services Alexander Muteshi announced the extension through a press release on Friday. Muteshi says the decision was arrived at during the 41st Ordinary Meeting of the East…

Detectives from the Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) have arrested 91 Ethiopian nationals for being in the country illegally. The 91 foreigners, including 55 adults and 44 juveniles, were found in a house within Milimani estate in Kitengela, Kajiado County on Sunday. The arrest followed…