Visa Fraud

"Most visa processing posts are woefully understaffed, which results in very brief interviews. Managers value speed of adjudication over clarity of decision making, so many borderline visa cases that deserve closer scrutiny end up being issuances."

- David Seminara, CIS Fellow

Student Visa Fraud

Tourist Visa Fraud

Diversity Visa Lottery Fraud

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Biden Nominee for USCIS Director Seems to Defend Birth Tourism

Topics: Tourist Visa Fraud, Birthright Citizenship

An Illegal Alien Soap Opera — with a Twist

Topics: Marriage Fraud

Why Does the Biden Administration Fear Transparency in Immigration Data?

ICE's unpersuasive response regarding information on foreign student fraud

Topics: Optional Practical Training Program (OPT), Student Visa Fraud

The Virus May Be Reducing Marriage-Related Immigration Fraud

Topics: Marriage Fraud

An Illegal Visa Double Play: J-1 to B-2 to H-2B

Topics: Employment Fraud, Tourist Visa Fraud, H-2B Nonimmigrant Visa Progam, J-1 Nonimmigrant Visa Program

VAWA, with Its Immigration Provisions, Is Before the House Today

Topics: Marriage Fraud

A Tiny Bit of Good News on the Abuse-in-Marriage Front

Topics: Marriage Fraud

The Nazi Camp Guard Case that Explains the Trump Travel Restrictions

They weren't a 'Muslim ban', but a way to differentiate between the oppressor and the oppressed

Topics: Visa Fraud

Policy Changes on Nonimmigrants: One Home Run, One Own Goal

Topics: Optional Practical Training Program (OPT), Student Visa Fraud, Commonwealth of the Northern Marianas Islands (CNMI), Nonimmigrant Visas

Update: The Guardian and the Sting at the University of Farmington

Topics: Student Visa Fraud, Media Coverage of Immigration Policy