IMMIGRATION NEWS

Registration period for the fiscal year 2021 H-1B cap will open on Sunday, March 1st 12pm EST and run through March 20 at 12pm EDT. During the open registration period, H-1B petitioners and their representatives will need to fill out the prospective petitioner and beneficiary information and submit…

Four Chinese nationals accused of caning Kenyan workers at a Nairobi restaurant have finally been deported back to their country. On Wednesday, a Nairobi court issued orders for the repatriation of the four who were facing charges of causing actual bodily harm.  The foreigners had been…

The US Department of Justice (DOJ) on Wednesday announced it has created a section within the department dedicated to investigating and litigating the revocation of citizenship to naturalized US citizens. DOJ says the new Denaturalization Section will be responsible for bringing to justice “…

United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) on Wednesday announced an update to the USCIS Policy Manual that clarifies the continuous residence requirement for naturalization. The policy update clarifies that: An applicant who has been absent from the United States for more than six…

The High Court on Wednesday approved the deportation of four Chinese nationals accused of caning Kenyan workers at a Nairobi restaurant. This came after the four; Deng Hailan, Chang Yueping, Ou Qiang and Yu Ling on Tuesday told the court they were ready to be deported back to their country. …

Four Chinese nationals who were arrested on February 9th for allegedly caning Kenyan workers at a Nairobi restaurant have asked the court to deport them. The four; Deng Hailan, Chang Yueping, Ou Qiang and Yu Ling made the application when they appeared before High Court Justice Luka Kimaru on…

The US Department of Homeland Security (DHS) on Monday implemented the public charge rule nationwide. Under the public charge rule, United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) will consider whether an applicant for a visa or green card has used public benefits for more than 12 months…

Kenyans who are yet to acquire e-passports can now breathe a sigh of relief after the government extended the deadline for phasing out of the old-generation passports. The new deadline for migration to digital passports is March 1st, 2021, Interior Cabinet Secretary Fred Matiang’i announced in a…

The Trump administration’s new rule that bars green cards and visas to low-income immigrants is set to take effect on Monday, February 24th. The new rule allows Immigration authorities to deny immigrants a green card or visa unless they prove they would not become a financial burden on the US. This…

Three Chinese nationals with pending court cases were on Friday arrested while trying to flee the country. The three foreigners were arrested at the Jomo Kenyatta International Airport (JKIA) by detectives from the Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) in collaboration with immigration…