IMMIGRATION NEWS

Kenya’s Directorate of Immigration Services on Monday released a statement regarding the return of deported lawyer Miguna Miguna to the country. In a statement signed by Director-General Alexander Muteshi, the Directorate of Immigration said it will comply with court orders directing it to…

Deported lawyer Miguna Miguna has formally written to the government notifying it of his scheduled return to Kenya next week. In a letter through his lawyer John Khaminwa, Miguna told the government that he will be jetting back into the country on Tuesday, January 7th and wants it to comply with…

Celebrated South African singer, Yvonne Chaka Chaka has refuted reports that she was deported from Uganda on Tuesday.  Yvonne had been invited to perform at the Buganda Kingdom’s annual end of the year concert, popularly known as Enkuka, but Ugandan police said she was deported on visa grounds…

Kenya’s Immigration Department has refuted claims by Nigerian national, Michael Ernest that he was mistreated at Jomo Kenyatta International Airport (JKIA) last week over his nationality. On December 27th, Ernest took to Twitter to protest what he termed as mistreatment by Kenyan Immigration…

Deported firebrand lawyer Miguna Miguna has booked a flight ticket ahead of his return to Kenya early next month. On Saturday, Miguna shared a photo of the air ticket on Twitter and captioned it: “Because Justice delayed is justice denied. Viva!” The ticket shows that Miguna will land in Nairobi…

Gatundu South MP Moses Kuria says deported lawyer Miguna Miguna is a Kenyan national and should be given back his Kenyan passport. In a Facebook post, MP Kuria explains that Miguna’s case was solved after the passing of the 2010 Kenyan Constitution, which provides for dual citizenship. “In 2009, I…

The Kenyan Immigration Department on Tuesday announced the suspension of passport issuance services until the end of the week. During the period, the system will undergo “unscheduled maintenance” and normal services will resume on Friday, December 27th, 2019, the Directorate of Immigration Services…

Details of the tactic the Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officials used to nab an illegal immigrant in Southern California in May 2018 have emerged. Emails sent by ICE officials show the agency used social media and information collected by for-profit data brokers to track down and…

Kenyans applying for Schengen visas will be forced to dig deeper into their pockets as application fees will increase from February 2020. This comes after the European Union Council adopted an updated Schengen Visa code that will see the current application fee for a Schengen visa increase by 33…

A Kenyan-based German national who had been reported missing by his Kenyan wife was allegedly deported by Kenyan immigration authorities, it has now emerged. Paul Topf, a retired German soldier, went missing after he was reportedly picked by people believed to be police officers from his home in…