IMMIGRATION NEWS

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The United States population grew to nearly 342 million in 2025, with the annual growth rate falling to 0.5 percent, according to new estimates from the Census Bureau. The figures mark a sharp slowdown from 2024, when the population expanded by close to 1 percent, the fastest pace in more than 20…
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US Representative Chip Roy has introduced the Pausing All Admissions Until Security Ensured (PAUSE) Act, a bill that aims to halt nearly all immigration to the United States until a set of stringent conditions are met. The PAUSE Act would suspend most visa categories, permitting only short-term…
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Two American citizens were shot dead by federal immigration officers in January, intensifying demands for greater accountability within the agencies. The most recent case involved intensive care nurse Alex Pretti, who was killed in Minneapolis. Video footage recorded by bystanders contradicted…
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A Nairobi businessman has been charged with defrauding a travel agency of more than Sh51 million after allegedly posing as a Canadian diplomat to offer fraudulent visa services. Brian Reeves Obare appeared before the Milimani Law Courts accused of obtaining Sh51,244,650 from Golden Kenya Travel…
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United States immigration authorities have begun conducting unannounced inspections of workplaces employing H-1B visa holders, intensifying enforcement of compliance requirements under the federal visa programme. The inspections are carried out by officers from the Fraud Detection and National…
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Immigration officials in Minnesota are facing scrutiny after school leaders reported that several children, including a five-year-old, were detained during recent operations by US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE). Columbia Heights Public Schools said at least four minors were detained in…
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The US Department of Homeland Security has removed the requirement for certain religious workers to remain outside the United States for one year before seeking re-entry after reaching the maximum period of stay on an R-1 visa. Under an interim final rule, clergy and non-ministerial religious…
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The United States hosted nearly 1.2 million international students in the 2024–25 academic year, the highest level on record, with growth driven mainly by a sharp rise in Optional Practical Training rather than increased enrolments. Data from the Institute of International Education’s Open Doors…
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The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) is facing scrutiny after reports that Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents have been asking people in enforcement areas to show identification or proof of citizenship. DHS Secretary Kristi Noem defended the practice as part of what she described…
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International student enrolment in the United States declined this autumn, driven by a sharp fall in graduate admissions, according to new data from the National Student Clearinghouse Research Center. International graduate enrolments fell by 5.9 percent, or about 10,000 students, compared with the…