Introducing Codias Law Action
Today we are announcing a national advocacy arm of Codias Law, America’s premier immigration law firm for U.S. citizens who are victims of immigration fraud.
For years, the border has captured the nation’s attention, masking a far more insidious scandal: the collapse of the lawful immigration system itself—where laws go unenforced and antifraud safeguards are deliberately dismantled. Why spend billions on border security if foreign threats can march through the front door?
At Codias Law, we represent U.S. citizens who are victimized not only by foreign nationals but by an unfeeling, unresponsive bureaucracy that routinely prioritizes the wishes of foreign nationals over the rights of U.S. citizens.
By volume, marriage-based fraud dominates the crisis, including one-sided marriage fraud, VAWA fraud, and I-751 fraud. Nearly a quarter of all new immigrants—roughly 300,000 per year—enter as spouses of U.S. citizens. The incentives for fraud are irresistible: exemption from visa caps, adjustment of status, inadmissibility waivers, expedited citizenship, and accelerated chain migration.
Throughout the 20th century, Congress repeatedly strengthened marriage fraud enforcement—culminating in the Immigration Marriage Fraud Amendments Act of 1986, which created today’s antifraud framework:
A statutory bar at the petition stage;
A two-year conditional residency period;
A reduced evidentiary standard in removal; and
A standalone felony offense for marriage fraud.
Yet today, federal agencies fail to enforce this law. Absent special circumstances, ICE does not investigate marriage fraud, and DOJ does not prosecute it. These law enforcement agencies punt to USCIS—an administrative agency that, according to GAO, lacks even a national antifraud strategy.
Our firm obtained internal data proving it. For marriage and U visa cases, USCIS denies benefits for fraud at a rate of literally 0%. This is not just implausible—it is a national scandal. Even when fraud is detected, USCIS is granting waivers at a rate upwards of 80%. The legal immigration system is a ticking time bomb.
On June 25, 2025, Codias Law formally launched its national advocacy efforts by testifying before the U.S. House Judiciary Subcommittee on Immigration Integrity, Security, and Enforcement—exposing the national immigration fraud crisis on the national stage. Codias Law Action is an extension of those efforts.
Through that process, it became clear that even among policymakers sympathetic to fraud victims, many are not well-versed in the scale, mechanics, or consequences of immigration fraud—and are eager for clear, practical, legally sound solutions.
We believe we have a unique role to play. As the only law firm in the country advocating exclusively for U.S. citizens victimized by immigration fraud, Codias Law offers unmatched insights into how these fraud schemes operate, why current laws fail, and what reforms are needed for immediate, lawful change.
The goal of this initiative is to serve our clients beyond legal services—by investing time and effort into crafting laws, policies, and procedures that prevent and respond to immigration fraud directly harming U.S. citizens.
Codias Law Action exists to meet this need—by amplifying victims’ voices, defining problems with clarity, and advancing actionable solutions for the benefit of U.S. citizens and the nation.
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