KENYAN BUILDING COLLAPSE NEAR NAIROBI KILLS SIX PEOPLE. (PHOTO).

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 Kenyan building collapse near Nairobi kills six people The collapse of an unfinished eight-storey building in Kenya has killed six people. The structure fell on Friday morning in Syokimau on the outskirts of Nairobi. Construction workers were reportedly at the site when the building’s uppermost concrete slab gave way, bringing down part of the structure, according to a preliminary report from Nairobi City County’s emergency team. The report did not establish why the slab failed. The Kenya Red Cross initially reported that three people had been rescued and one person was reported missing. TV reports later said that five people had been pulled alive from the rubble and taken to hospital. The emergency report said the number of workers present when the building fell had not been confirmed, leaving open the possibility that others were trapped. Firefighters and specialist rescue teams were continuing to search for survivors.

BIDEN'S VISA REFORM TEMPORARILY BLOCKED BY TEXAS RULING. (PHOTO).

 


Biden’s Visa Reform Temporarily Blocked by Texas Ruling


A Texas judge has temporarily halted a key immigration reform policy introduced by President Joe Biden, which aimed to simplify the process for spouses of US citizens to secure legal status. On Monday, Judge J. Campbell Barker issued a 14-day administrative stay in response to a lawsuit filed by the Republican attorneys general of 16 states. The policy, announced in June, was designed to streamline the pathway to citizenship for approximately half a million immigrants married to US nationals.


Judge Barker’s ruling comes as the 16 states involved in the lawsuit argue that the new policy imposes significant financial burdens on them due to increased public service usage by immigrants. “The claims are substantial and warrant closer consideration than the court has been able to afford to date,” Barker wrote in his order. Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton, whose state is part of the lawsuit, vowed to continue the fight against the policy, stating on social media, “This is just the first step. We are going to keep fighting for Texas, our country, and the rule of law.”


The Biden administration's immigration policy aimed to simplify the process by removing the requirement for immigrants to leave the US while applying for legal status, benefiting those who have been in the country for at least 10 years and are married to US citizens. The new rules would also apply to an estimated 50,000 stepchildren of US citizens. While the judge’s order pauses the issuance of "parole in place" status, it does not prevent the government from accepting applications for the status. The decision comes as the Biden administration navigates a contentious immigration landscape ahead of the upcoming presidential election.

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