YAOUNDÉ, Cameroon (ABS News) — The U.S. Embassy in Cameroon has warned that obtaining a temporary, or nonimmigrant, visa for the purpose of later seeking asylum in the United States constitutes fraud and can result in visa revocation, in a post on X tagged #VisaFraud and #SeekingAsylum. The warning aligns Cameroon with a broader global messaging campaign the State Department has rolled out in recent weeks as part of a sweeping crackdown on what officials describe as the misuse of short-term visas to gain long-term entry into the United States. Similar warnings have been issued by U.S. embassies in the…
Author: Olive Metuge
GAITHERSBURG, Md. (ABS NEWS) — Maryland-based Ambazonian activist Eric Tano Tataw has been sentenced for disturbing the peace over unruly house parties at his Gaithersburg home, but the punishment could prove minor compared with the federal legal battles he still faces, including charges tied to alleged support for armed independence fighters in Cameroon. A Montgomery County Circuit Court judge sentenced Tataw, 39, Thursday to six months in jail and five years of probation in connection with a series of house parties that neighbors said disrupted their community. The jail term was suspended because Tataw remains in federal custody. Three witnesses…
