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US Department of Homeland Security to Collect Social Media information from Immigrants Starting Oct 18th
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US Department of Homeland Security to Collect Social Media information from Immigrants Starting Oct 18th

The US Department of Homeland Security (DHS) plans to start collecting social media information on all immigrants in the US, including permanent residents and naturalized citizens starting October 18th. In a document…

Sep 26, 2017
US President Donald Trump Issues Fresh Travel Ban on Eight Countries
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US President Donald Trump Issues Fresh Travel Ban on Eight Countries

US President Donald Trump has slapped a new travel ban on eight countries, citing poor security and failure to cooperate with US authorities. North Korea, Venezuela and Chad are among a list of eight countries whose c…

Sep 25, 2017
Trump Mulls New Executive Order to Replace Travel Ban
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Trump Mulls New Executive Order to Replace Travel Ban

(AP) President Donald Trump is considering a new order to replace his soon-to-expire travel ban on people from six Muslim-majority countries that would be tailored on a country-by-country basis to protect the United S…

Sep 22, 2017
US Green Card Lottery for FY 2019 Begins October 3rd, Ends November 7th, 2017
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US Green Card Lottery for FY 2019 Begins October 3rd, Ends November 7th, 2017

The US Department of State has announced that the Diversity Immigrant Visa Program for the fiscal year 2019 (DV-2019), popularly known Green Card Lottery, will run from Tuesday, October 3rd, 2017 to Tuesday, November…

Sep 21, 2017
California Legislature Passes Sweeping Immigration Bill
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California Legislature Passes Sweeping Immigration Bill

The California state legislature on Saturday passed a comprehensive “sanctuary state” immigration bill that protects immigrants in the state without legal US residency and limits state and local law enforcement agenci…

Sep 17, 2017
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Unwelcome in Israel, African Immigrants Dream of Home
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Unwelcome in Israel, African Immigrants Dream of Home

When they fled misery at home for safety in Israel, tens of thousands of Africans thought their agony had come to an end, or had at least reduced. However, decades later, its now appearing that home was better, after…

Sep 15, 2017
Trump, Top Democrats Agree on Young Immigrants
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Trump, Top Democrats Agree on Young Immigrants

(AP) The top House and Senate Democrats have announced agreement with President Donald Trump to protect certain immigrants brought illegally to this country as children – along with some border security enhancements…

Sep 13, 2017
The Trump Administration Has Stopped Certain Visa Issuance for These Three African Countries
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The Trump Administration Has Stopped Certain Visa Issuance for These Three African Countries

The Trump administration on Wednesday announced that it is stopping the issuance of certain kinds of visa to three African countries and one Asian country. In the latest example of the administration’s crackdown on im…

Sep 13, 2017
Immigration: Trump Loses at Appeals Court on Relatives Covered by Travel Ban
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Immigration: Trump Loses at Appeals Court on Relatives Covered by Travel Ban

President Donald Trump suffered another setback on his embattled travel ban, with an appeals panel leaving in a place a lower-court ruling that forces the administration to accept people with grandparents, cousins and…

Sep 7, 2017
Donald Trump Ends DACA, an Immigration Program for Young Immigrants
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Donald Trump Ends DACA, an Immigration Program for Young Immigrants

The Trump administration on Tuesday ended the Deferred Action on Childhood Arrivals (DACA), an immigration program that has benefited about 800,000 immigrants. Attorney General Jeff Sessions, who has been a vehement c…

Sep 5, 2017
Thousands Likely to Lose US Work Permits as President Trump Decides to End Obama's DACA Program
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Thousands Likely to Lose US Work Permits as President Trump Decides to End Obama's DACA Program

Sources within the White House say that President Donald Trump has already made a decision to bring to an end the Obama-era program that grants work permits to undocumented immigrants who arrived in the US as children…

Sep 4, 2017
Donald Trump to Decide Tuesday on Future of Young Immigrants' DACA Program
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Donald Trump to Decide Tuesday on Future of Young Immigrants' DACA Program

US President Donald Trump will on Tuesday make a decision on the future of the Obama-era program for young immigrants known as Differed Action on Childhood Arrivals (DACA), popularly known as the DREAMers program. Thi…

Sep 1, 2017
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People Denied Entry into the US Under Trump's Travel Ban Can Re-Apply for Visas - Settlement
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People Denied Entry into the US Under Trump's Travel Ban Can Re-Apply for Visas - Settlement

People who had visas but were blocked from entering the United States after the Trump administration’s first travel ban in January can now re-apply for visas to enter the US, following a court settlement reached on Th…

Aug 31, 2017
Donald Trump Expected to End Obama-Era 'Dreamers' Immigration Program As Soon As Friday, Official Says
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Donald Trump Expected to End Obama-Era 'Dreamers' Immigration Program As Soon As Friday, Official Says

US President Donald Trump could end the Obama-era immigration program DACA (Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals), popularly known as the Dreamers Program as soon as Friday, September 1st, a senior administration of…

Aug 31, 2017
Immigration: Federal Judge Blocks Texas' Tough Anti-Sanctuary Cities Law
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Immigration: Federal Judge Blocks Texas' Tough Anti-Sanctuary Cities Law

A federal judge on Wednesday night blocked most of Texas’ new tough immigration law against sanctuary cities that was scheduled to go into effect on Friday, September 1st. The law, known as Senate Bill 4, passed by th…

Aug 31, 2017
USCIS to Expand In-Person Interviews for Permanent Residency Applicants Starting October 1st
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USCIS to Expand In-Person Interviews for Permanent Residency Applicants Starting October 1st

The US Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) has announced that it is expanding in-person interviews for persons applying for permanent residency (green cards). Beginning October 1st, USCIS will being conductin…

Aug 31, 2017
Donald Trump Pardons Former "America's Toughest Sheriff" Joe Arpaio from Criminal Conviction
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Donald Trump Pardons Former "America's Toughest Sheriff" Joe Arpaio from Criminal Conviction

US President Donald Trump on Friday pardoned Joe Arpaio, the former Sheriff of Maricopa County in Arizona. Arpaio, 85, the self-proclaimed “toughest sheriff in America” for his hairline stance in enforcing immigration…

Aug 25, 2017
Kenya Begins Rolling Out Digital Passports to Replace Old Ones
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Kenya Begins Rolling Out Digital Passports to Replace Old Ones

Kenya will start rolling out digital passports beginning September, to replace the current travel documents. The new electronic passports aim at curbing forgery and easing clearance at international airports across th…

Aug 17, 2017
Canadian Man Working for NASA Describes Harrowing Detainment and Deportation from Kenya Together with a US Colleague
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Canadian Man Working for NASA Describes Harrowing Detainment and Deportation from Kenya Together with a US Colleague

Canadian national Andreas Katsouris was in Nairobi working for the National Super Alliance (NASA) presidential campaign when a dinner outing on Friday night turned into a detainment and deportation. While on a dinner…

Aug 7, 2017
Kenyan Authorities Deport US, Canada Citizens Working for NASA
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Kenyan Authorities Deport US, Canada Citizens Working for NASA

The Kenyan government has extradited two foreign citizens on suspicion of working for the opposition, National Super Alliance without having work permit. An American and a Canadian were arrested on Friday in a twin op…

Aug 5, 2017
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