Fraud and Immigration
"Illegal immigrants are not “undocumented.” They have fraudulent documents such as counterfeit Social Security cards, forged drivers licenses, fake “green cards,” and phony birth certificates. Experts suggest that approximately 75 percent of working-age illegal aliens use fraudulent Social Security cards to obtain employment."
- Ronald W. Mortensen, CIS Fellow
"Unfortunately, State Department senior managers have not required or encouraged consular officers — even those assigned to manage fraud prevention units — to get the necessary training and learn about the new tools to counter fraud."
- Jessica Vaughan, CIS Director of Policy Studies
From the Visa Window to National Policy: Overcoming a Two-Decade Legacy of Nonimmigrant Visa Abuse
Topics: Visa Fraud, H-1B Nonimmigrant Visa Progam
BIA States the Obvious: Admitting You Lied in the Past Doesn’t Make You Credible Today
Appellate board gives a quick tutorial on how IJs should make credibility determinations — and how not to.
DOJ Vows to Crack Down on Birth Tourism in Response to ‘Birthright’ Opinion
The silver lining in the dark Barbara cloud
DHS Seeking $255k Civil Fine Against Lawyer in Fraudulent Asylum Case
An expansion of ‘briefcase enforcement’, and shady practitioners — and their clients — should beware
Update on the Illegal-Alien School Superintendent in Iowa
Ian Roberts sentenced to prison, but many questions are still unanswered, even as two vulnerabilities in the immigration work authorization system are exposed
Shady immigration attorneys laughed off the law — now they’ll have to pay for their asylum games
Topics: Visa Fraud