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Two Nigerian USCIS officials Ganiyu, Somoye arrested over scheme to sell US green cards, citizenship for cash

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Nigerian duo, Lukman Owolabi Ganiyu, a former senior immigration services officer with the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS), and Adeniyi Akeem Somoye, have been arrested in the United States over an alleged scheme to receive illegal payments in exchange for manipulating and expediting immigration applications. United States Attorney for the Northern District of Texas, […]

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US Supreme Court Upholds Birthright Citizenship

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A divided Supreme Court on Tuesday upheld a broad conception of birthright citizenship, rejecting President Donald Trump’s executive order declaring that children born to people who are in the United States illegally or temporarily are not American citizens. By a 6-3 vote, the court struck down Trump’s order. A bare majority of five justices, in an opinion written […]

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Canada hikes residence, citizenship fees for Nigerians, others

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Canadian government has announced an increase in application fees for permanent residence and citizenship for Nigerians and other foreign nationals seeking residency in the country. The new fees will take effect on April 30, 2026, according to an official notice published on the Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada website, according to Punch. IRCC said the […]

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US stops Nigerians, others from applying for green card, citizenship

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Trump government has directed the US Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) to suspend green card and citizenship applications filed by Nigerians and nationals of many other countries newly added to the expanded US “travel ban,” citing national security concerns and an ongoing review of immigration vetting processes. A US government official revealed this, the CBS […]

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