More than 22.4 million people from various countries around the globe entered the US Diversity Visa lottery, popularly known as the green card lottery, according to a Pew Research Center analysis of data from US Department of State. The program, run the by US State Department, grants 50,000…

Officers from the Kenyan Immigration Department have arrested 15 Chinese nationals in Nairobi on suspicion that they were practicing prostitution. In a statement on Wednesday, the Immigration Department said the 15 who included underage Chinese girls were nabbed in a brothel located in Nairobi’s…

The US Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) has made radical changes to rules guiding application of green cards and visas. The new policy grants immigration officials authority to reject applications over mistakes and missing documents without giving applicants the chance of rectifying…

Interior Cabinet Secretary Fred Matiang'i maintains that the crackdown on illegal and undocumented immigrants will continue across the country. Speaking during a meeting with security heads at Kenya School of Government in Nairobi, Matiang'i defended the operation, stating that it is being carried…

The United States House of Representatives has passed a Bill allowing the government to easily deport immigrants who commit violent crimes. The new piece of legislation, dubbed "The Community Safety and Security Act", defines what  a violent crime is and addresses an issue in a previous law…

The Immigration Department has finally deported a Chinese national who was videotaped making racist comments about Kenyans and insulting President Kenyatta. Immigration officials confirmed on Thursday afternoon that Sonlink Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Liu Jiaqi has been kicked out of the country…

Immigration officials on Wednesday arrested an unknown number of suspected illegal foreigners following a raid at China Global Television Network (CGTN) offices in Nairobi. The swoop is part of the ongoing crackdown on illegal immigrants in the country following orders issued by Interior Cabinet…

Kenya has deported more than 1,000 illegal immigrants in the last two weeks as the crackdown across the country continues, Daily Nation reports. Documents reveal that more foreigners will be kicked out of the country in the coming weeks even as the ministry of Interior looks to seal loopholes used…

Police in Nairobi have arrested five Nigerian citizens as the crackdown on illegal immigrants continues across the country. The five foreigners were arrested at an apartment in Nairobi's Lucky Summer estate for being the in the country illegally. Police said the immigrants were nabbed after locals…

The government has refuted claims that the ongoing crackdown on illegal immigrants in the country is targeted on specific nationalities. In a statement on Saturday, the National Police Service said the operation is a multi-agency exercise aimed at repatriating immigrants found in the country…