The federal policy reforms Codias Law is advocating for — organized by branch of government, so it’s clear who has the authority to act on each.
Federal · Executive Branch
The Direct Harm to U.S. Citizens framework reframes immigration adjudication so the harm done to U.S. citizens — by fraud, by abuse, by exploitation of their sponsorship — is treated as a discretionary factor on the record.
For decades, federal statutes meant to protect citizens have been hollowed out in practice. INA § 204(c) is mandatory on its face yet selectively enforced. DHC restores the citizen experience as a record factor that adjudicators must weigh.
Implementation requires no legislation. The framework operates within existing executive-branch discretionary authority and can be adopted by USCIS, EOIR, or DHS as policy.
Federal · Executive Branch
Until 2026, no U.S. citizen victim of marriage fraud had ever appealed a fraudulently-approved I-130 to the Board of Immigration Appeals. The procedure didn’t exist.
Codias Law built one. The petition argued — backed by more than 150 U.S. citizen victims — that the BIA has jurisdiction to hear post-approval fraud appeals and that the Board must act when the record shows fraud.
The result: Matter of JIN, 29 I&N Dec. 441 (BIA 2026) — the first precedent decision in BIA history establishing that the Board can compel DHS to investigate post-approval marriage fraud. An I-130 approval is no longer a shield against accountability.
Federal · Legislative Branch
The U visa program was designed to protect immigrant crime victims who cooperate with law enforcement. It has become a magnet for fraud — foreign nationals falsely accusing U.S. citizens of qualifying offenses to manufacture legal status for themselves. Codias Law’s position is that the program should be repealed.
The current legislative vehicle is Rep. Chip Roy’s End U Visa Abuse Act, which would close the U visa program to fraud against U.S. citizens. Codias Law endorsed the bill on its April 2026 launch. The Daily Wire ran the exclusive.
The national reference site uvisafraud.com — built and maintained by Codias Law — anchors the broader repeal campaign with documented cases, statutory analysis, and victim resources.
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