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Kenyans to be Hit Hard by Trump's Plan to Abolish Green Card Lottery
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Kenyans to be Hit Hard by Trump's Plan to Abolish Green Card Lottery

Kenya is likely to be one of the countries that will be highly hit by President Donald Trump administration’s plan to end visa program commonly known as the green card lottery, which has enabled over 17,000 Kenyans to…

Aug 4, 2017
New Immigration Bill: Trump Says He Wants Immigrants 'Who Speak English' and Won't 'Collect Welfare'
Immigration

New Immigration Bill: Trump Says He Wants Immigrants 'Who Speak English' and Won't 'Collect Welfare'

President Trump introduced legislation today with Sens. Tom Cotton, R-Ark., and David Perdue, R-Ga., aimed at cutting legal immigration to the United States. The bill — a revised version of an immigration-reform bill…

Aug 2, 2017
US Green Card Lottery Program in Jeopardy as Donald Trump Unveils New Immigration Reform Bill, "RAISE Act"
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US Green Card Lottery Program in Jeopardy as Donald Trump Unveils New Immigration Reform Bill, "RAISE Act"

The US Diversity Immigration Visa program, popularly known as the Green Card Lottery could be in jeopardy after President Donald Trump unveiled the RAISE Act, which if enacted into law will scrap the Green Card lotter…

Aug 2, 2017
Former "America's Toughest Sheriff" Joe Arpaio Convicted Of Criminal Contempt Relating to Detention of Immigration
Immigration

Former "America's Toughest Sheriff" Joe Arpaio Convicted Of Criminal Contempt Relating to Detention of Immigration

Joe Arpaio, the former sheriff who garnered nationwide attention for his crackdown on illegal immigration, has been convicted of criminal contempt by a federal judge in Arizona. The ruling carries a possible maximum s…

Aug 1, 2017
Massachusetts High Court Rules State Can't Hold Immigrants for ICE
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Massachusetts High Court Rules State Can't Hold Immigrants for ICE

Massachusetts court officers do not have the authority to arrest someone suspected of being in the U.S. illegally if that person is not facing criminal charges, the state's highest court ruled Monday. The Supreme Judi…

Jul 25, 2017
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Immigration

President Trump's Travel Ban Now in Effect

A scaled-back version of President Donald Trump’s travel ban is now in effect. The new rules, the product of months of legal wrangling, aren’t so much an outright ban as a tightening of already-tough visa policies aff…

Jun 29, 2017
Immigration

House Republicans Push Bills to Crack Down on Illegal Immigration

The Republican-led House on Thursday pressed ahead with legislation to crack down on illegal immigration, a key priority for President Donald Trump. One bill would strip federal dollars from self-proclaimed "sanctuary…

Jun 29, 2017
Immigration

US Supreme Court Revives Parts of Trump Travel Ban Order

The Supreme Court is letting the Trump administration mostly enforce its 90-day ban on travelers from six mostly Muslim countries, overturning lower court orders that blocked it. The action Monday is a victory for Pre…

Jun 26, 2017
Immigration

Anne Arundel County (Maryland) to Screen Inmates for Immigration Violations

Anne Arundel County in Maryland is joining other jurisdictions that screen inmates at local jails for immigration violations. The Capital Gazette reports that federal immigration officials and the county have finalize…

Jun 23, 2017
Immigration

US Visa Interview Waiting Time for Kenyans Increased to 30 Days

The United States Embassy in Nairobi has announced that the waiting time for US visa interview appointment for Kenyans will be increased up to 30 days, from the earlier seven days. "Please be advised the Visa intervie…

Jun 22, 2017
Immigration

President Donald Trump Allows 'Dreamer' Immigrants to Stay in US, Get Work Permits

President Donald Trump has officially announced that young undocumented immigrants who were brought into the United States as children – so-called dreamers – will continue to be protected from deportation. In a fact s…

Jun 16, 2017
Immigration

Immigration: Another U.S. Appeals Court Rules against Trump's Revised Travel Ban

President Donald Trump suffered another legal setback on Monday as a second federal appeals court refused to revive his travel ban on people entering the United States from six Muslim-majority nations in a dispute hea…

Jun 12, 2017
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Immigration

Baltimore County Council Kills Immigration Checks Bill

The Baltimore (Maryland) County Council on Monday voted to suspend a bill that would have required immigration status checks for people arrested and detained in county jails. The County Council voted 5-2 to table the…

Jun 5, 2017
Immigration

Trump Administration Approves Tougher Visa Vetting, including Social Media Checks

The Trump administration has rolled out a new questionnaire for US visa applicants worldwide that asks for social media handles for the last five years and biographical information going back 15 years. The new questio…

May 31, 2017
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Baltimore County (Maryland) Holds Hearing on Immigration Bill

Supporters and opponents of an immigration bill packed a Baltimore County Council hearing on Tuesday. The bill, supported by the county council’s three Republican members, would allow jail officials to screen county j…

May 30, 2017
Immigration

Trump's Travel Ban 'Hurts' US Visa Issuance

Effects of the US President Donald Trump’s travel ban seven countries have started being felt after the United States issued about 50 per cent fewer visitors with visas in April to citizens of seven countries named in…

May 27, 2017
Immigration

Immigration: Appeals Court Deals Blow to Trump Administration Travel Ban

A federal appeals court dealt another blow to President Donald Trump's revised travel ban targeting six-Muslim majority countries on Thursday, siding with groups that say the policy illegally targets Muslims. The 4th…

May 25, 2017
Deportations of Africans from the US On the Rise
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Deportations of Africans from the US On the Rise

In the first 3 months of 2017, the US government deported a total of 1,200 Africans, with most of these immigrants being nationals of Ghana, Nigeria, Somali, and Kenya. The data, gathered by Transactional Records Acce…

May 15, 2017
Immigration

Howard County (Maryland) Police Release New Directive on Immigration Practices

The police department of Howard County, Maryland has put out a directive clarifying that the county police will not enforce federal immigration laws. The directive, meant to ease the public’s, especially foreign-born…

May 13, 2017
Immigration

Texas Governor Signs Controversial Bill that Gives Police Power to Check Immigration Status of Those Stopped for Traffic Violations

Texas Governor Greg Abbott on Sunday night signed into law a highly controversial bill that gives local police powers to enforce federal immigration laws, including the power to inquire about the immigration status of…

May 8, 2017
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