Fraud Tracker
Tracking the latest news on immigration fraud so you don’t have to.
California shooter was not fully investigated before U.S. visa was issued
U.S. authorities in Pakistan could have sought - but did not - a full background security investigation of San Bernardino shooter Tashfeen Malik before granting her a visa to enter the United States in 2014, according to a U.S. official familiar with the matter.
Illegals Yell ‘Crime,’ Get Status
As reported by LifeZette, between 2008 and 2015 over 65,000 illegal aliens and 50,500 of their family members have used the U visa program to obtain legal status in the United States, morphing the program into a backdoor immigration program.
U.S. Labor Department expands its support of victims of human trafficking and other crimes
In 2015 the US Labor Department, expanded their practice of certifying U visas to certifying T visas, so illegally employed illegal immigrants can snitch on or falsely accuse their employers and benefactors, and receive a US visa as a reward.
Local Immigration Lawyer Arrested On Federal Charges
As noted by the US Department of Justice, a Dallas based immigration attorney was arrested in 2015 on seven counts of various types of fraud related to her practice of allegedly obtaining false U visas for her clients. She later plead guilty to aggravated identity theft when she used a police officer’s badge number, and forged his signature to falsely certify a client’s U visa paperwork. She was only sentenced to 24 months in jail.
Myrtle Beach man says immigrant is alleging rape to get legal status
As reported by WMBF News, a former researcher for the NAACP and undercover fed was accused of rape by an illegal immigrant seeking a U visa. The husband father of two was thrown in jail and lost his job because of the allegations, and must, “prove all the time that I didn’t do it.”
Could This Become a Popular Way Illegal Immigrants Try to Cheat the System to Stay in the United States
As reported on The Blaze, focusing on a WSOC TV report, that even in an area like Charlotte, NC, local immigration attorneys, other activist, and members of law enforcement have seen obvious attempts at U visa fraud. Responding to concern about false accusations, DC based feminist activist Leslye Orloff floated the possibility of preventing defense attorneys from even mentioning the possibility of U visa fraud in a trial.
Illegal immigrants faking crimes to stay in Charlotte
As reported by WSOC TV, in 2014 the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department saw over 700 request for U visa applications, and note many obvious attempts at defrauding the system.
Illegal immigrants lie to get asylum status in U.S.
As reported by WHYY, as early as 1999, there have been many high profile cases where an illegal immigrant or asylum seeker has gotten caught lying to law enforcement to help obtain US visas or refugee status.
Violence Against Women Act Gives ‘Men's Rights’ Its Moment’
As reported by Buzzfeed, men’s rights organizations are trying to sound the alarm about U visa fraud, but thanks to activists in the media, entrenched interests getting government funds, and weak Republicans, common sense VAWA reform has not been instituted.
San Rafael woman accused of staging robbery against herself to obtain visa
As reported in the Marin Independent Journal, a woman in San Rafael, CA staged a robbery and assault against herself, while she was holding her 16 month old baby, to falsely obtain a U visa.
The 'crime visa': How 18,000 illegal immigrants got legal status by being the victim of a crime
As reported by the Daily Mail, between 2009 and 2011, over 18,000 illegal aliens and 14,000 of their family members obtained US visas through the U visa program.
U-Visa: Illegal Immigrants Become Legal Residents Via Crime Victimization
As reported by SF Weekly in 2011, Bay Area immigration attorneys tell all their clients about the U visa program, and try to get them to take advantage of the program. In 2011, an illegal alien was able to qualify for a U visa because he alleged he was the victim of a hold up in 1995.
Visas for Victims
As reported by the Texas Tribune, as early as 2010, USCIS was experiencing extreme “visa creep” with the U visa program, nearly tripling the number of U visas given from fiscal year 2009 to 2010, as more and more illegal aliens chose to take advantage of this program.
A Special Visa Program Benefits Abused Illegal Immigrants
According to the New York Times, after a nearly a decade of delays, federal officials began allowing U visa applications en masse as defense lawyers began to raise alarms about fraud. One public defender from Marin County said that U visas could create “irresistible incentives for people to invent or exaggerate offenses.”
Domestic Abuse Fraud: It’s Rarely Suspected and Rarely Detected
As reported by the New York Times, six women were accused of posing as victims of domestic violence to secure U visas and to gain subsidized housing. The reporter noted that 36,000 people had sought help at city centers since 2005 and no documentation was required to prove abuse.