The United States has announced plans to re-examine all green cards issued to nationals of 19 countries as part of a broad review of immigration records, with Nigeria notably excluded from the list. The move is part of US President Donald Trump’s crackdown on immigrants following the shooting of two national guard members by a […]
By Ukpono Ukpong The Federal Government has announced that a strict clampdown on irregular immigrants will commence on August 1, 2025, following a three-month amnesty period for compliance with immigration regulations. This was disclosed by the Minister of Interior, Dr. Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo, during a meeting with the Organized Private Sector (NECA) in Abuja on the […]
US President Donald Trump decided Tuesday to end the protected status of thousands of Liberian migrants to the United States and gave them a year to leave the country. It’s the latest of similar moves, after more than 250,000 Salvadorans, Haitians and Nicaraguans lost their protected status under an administration which has made cracking down […]
On Wednesday, August 2, 2017, the President of The United States, Donald Trump, confirmed a new regulation to reduce legal immigration to his country and evaluate visa applications based on merit, with a preference for people with higher education or advanced job skills. Applicants with advanced degrees, particular skills, or job offers will receive preferential […]
Police in southern Republic of Congo used violence and subjected illegal immigrants to degrading treatment in the second phase of a crackdown that drove thousands from the country last year, the Catholic Church and a local charity said on Sunday. Congolese authorities on Thursday launched the next step in operation “Mbata ya bakolo” (“The slap […]