IMMIGRATION NEWS

A family in Baltimore, Maryland has joined other couples in a class action suit in a Federal court in Maryland, accusing immigration agents of luring immigrants to marriage-based green card interviews, only to then detain the immigrant spouse pending deportation. Alyse Sanchez says she and her…

Registration for the 2021 Diversity Visa Program (DV-2021), also known as the Green Card Lottery, is currently ongoing. Registration for the program started on Wednesday, October 2nd and runs until November 5th, 2029. The Diversity Visa program makes 50,000 visas available to nationals of countries…

German immigration authorities last month reportedly hired a private jet to deport two Kenyan nationals. The chartered aircraft allegedly cost €137,000 (Sh15.6 million), according to a report by ARD’s magazine Report München. On September 5th, a Bavarian police van arrived at a Berlin airport…

A new rule that is set to make it more difficult for immigrants to obtain green cards (permanent residency) and citizenship among other immigration benefits is set to go into effect next week. The rule, titled ‘Inadmissibility on Public Charge Grounds” and initially pushed on the Federal Register…

Following claims that some MPs are holders of dual citizenship, Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission (EACC) is set to expand the scope of investigations to cover all State officials. Besides MPs, EACC will also probe Cabinet Secretaries, Principal Secretaries, Governors, Deputy Governors, MCAs,…

Individuals without health insurance or the ability to pay for medical bills are set to be denied United States visas, President Trump’s administration announced on Friday. A proclamation by President Trump said consular officers will only be allowed to issue visas to would-be immigrants who prove…

Registration for the 2021 Diversity Visa Program (Green Card Lottery) started on Tuesday, October 2nd, 2019 and runs until November 5th, 2019. The US State Department, the department that runs the lottery, urges those who wish to enter the lottery to not wait until the last few days to submit their…

Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission (EACC) has opened investigations against eight MPs, two Senators and a former MP who are accused of holding dual citizenship. The leaders include National Assembly Majority Leader and Garissa Town MP Aden Duale, who allegedly has Kenyan and Somali citizenship.…

Registration for the fiscal year Diversity Visa Program (DV-2021), popularly known as the Green  Card Lottery, is now open. The registration began on Wednesday, October 2nd, 2019 at 12pm EDT and ends on Tuesday, November 5th, 2019 at 12pm EST. The State Department, the department that runs the…

The registration period for fiscal year 2021 Diversity Visa program  (DV-2021), popularly known as the Green Card Lottery, commence tomorrow - Wednesday, October 2nd, 2019. The registration period will start on October 2nd at 12pm EDT and end on Tuesday, November 5th, 2019 at 12pm EST. 55,000…