Topic

Us Immigration

Sign outside a U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services office, the agency that decides green card applications

The July Squeeze: Green Card Doors Narrow for Kenyans in America as Three New Rules Take Hold

A visa bulletin that says "unavailable," a signature rule that keeps your fees, and a memo that calls residency an "act of grace" — July is testing Kenyan green-card hopes in America.

4 days ago5 min

A student writes notes in a notebook at a desk during a study session

Diaspora

The Papers in Her Pocket: How Kenya's Students in America Learned to Live With Immigration Fear

At two Maine colleges, Kenyan scholarship students carry passports to class, skip trips home and plan futures around rules that can change overnight.

5 days ago5 min

A United States passport book resting on a flat surface, representing immigration registration and documentation.

Politics

Register or Risk Everything: What America's New Alien Registration Rule Means for Kenyans Living in the Shadows

8 days ago5 min