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Trump Effect: As students head back to campus, colleges fear international student decline
As college students head back to school, campus administrators are anxiously making their final count of international students enrolled for the fall semester. Visa numbers and college officials suggest that…
US Immigration seeks to strip naturalized Americans of citizenship, if they lied
The U.S. government agency that oversees immigration applications is launching an office that will focus on identifying Americans who are suspected of cheating to get their citizenship and seek to…
FLEE No. 1 goes deep with Kenyan Benga
Leave it to three young European scholars to upend “world music” marketing conventions and create a product that defies current formats, pairing the newly emergent vinyl disc with a magazine…
US government temporarily expanding student loan forgiveness program
The federal government is temporarily expanding its student loan forgiveness program. According to the U.S. Department of Education, federal student loan borrowers may be reconsidered for loan forgiveness through an…
US Immigration recalls over 8,500 Green Cards
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services announced Monday that thousands of Permanent Resident cards will be recalled because of a production error. The federal immigration agency said in a news release…
Minnesota Vikings draft Nigerian-born Ade Aruna
The Vikings had the final pick of the sixth round of the 2018 NFL Draft on and used the 218th overall selection on Ade Aruna. Aruna played four seasons at…
New restrictions on F-1 students after graduation
A new revision by the United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) is expected to dampen international students’ prospects of getting a job in the US after graduating. USCIS has reinterpreted…
2017 Remittances: Nigeria tops in Africa at US$22 billion
Remittances to low- and middle-income countries rebounded to a record level in 2017 after two consecutive years of decline, says the World Bank’s latest Migration and Development Brief. The Bank…
Know your rights when immigration agents show up
On Feb. 27, 2017, a man sits, sipping tea at the dining room table in his Pennsylvania home when federal immigration officers arrive at his door. Once inside, they demand his ID,…
Winnie Mandela, South Africa’s “Mother of the Nation” dies at 81
She was known in South Africa as the ‘Mother of the Nation’ . She spent the majority of her life campaigning against apartheid – the violent white rule of the…
Spotify lands in Africa, South Africa to be exact
The music streaming company Spotify has launched in South Africa, its first entry into Africa. The company is making its services available at a time when smartphone use is becoming…