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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The Caption Should Have Read: "EB-5 Investor Ducks Courthouse Camera"

Topics: Visa Fraud, EB-5 Permanent Investor Visa Program

Birth Tourism Baby Calls United States a "Foreign Country"

Topics: Tourist Visa Fraud, Birthright Citizenship

Should a U.S. University President Need an Interpreter at a Criminal Trial?

Topics: Student Visa Fraud, Education and Foreign Students, Education

Marriage Fraud in a "He Did It" or, Maybe, "She Did It" Case

Topics: Marriage Fraud, Illegal Immigration

GAO Report: State Dept. Has Good Tools but Lacks Coordinated Approach to Address Rampant Visa Fraud

Topics: The Government Accountability Office (GAO), U.S. Department of State, Illegal Immigration, Visa Waiver Program, Nonimmigrant Visas, Visa Fraud, Tourist Visa Fraud, Attrition and Enforcement

Visa Mills, Diploma Mills, and Other For-Profit Colleges

Topics: Student Visa Fraud, Education and Foreign Students, Foreign Students, In-State Tuition

Mixed Reviews as ICE Breaks Up a Mass Marriage Fraud Ring in Florida

Topics: Marriage Fraud, Illegal Immigration, Attrition and Enforcement

Straws in the Wind Suggest Immigrants Marry More than Natives

Topics: Current Numbers, Marriage Fraud

Puzzling Press Coverage of Marriage Fraud Case

Topics: Marriage Fraud, Illegal Immigration

One Victory, but Two Big Losses in Three Unrelated Federal Court Cases

Topics: Visa Fraud, H-1B Nonimmigrant Visa Progam, EB-5 Permanent Investor Visa Program