USCIS now has a web page listing names and descriptions of common immigration scams that they have found. This is not a complete list of immigration scams but it gives you a good idea of what is happening and to keep your eyes open! List of Common Immigration Scams:…
The U.S. Attorney for the District of Connecticut, Deirdre M. Daly announced that a 52 year old resident of Stamford, Connecticut and a citizen of the Republic of Georgia pleaded guilty in Hartford, Connecticut federal court to engaging in an immigration fraud scheme involving fraudulent marriages. The Defendant pleaded…
On Wednesday, April 19, 2017, the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Office of Inspector General (OIG) issued a fraud alert! DHS OIG is warning the public that the scam is using their DHS OIG hotline number. These scammers identify themselves as U.S. Immigration employees and have altered their caller…
United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) have invited Stakeholders, and anyone affected by the organization, to a teleconference on Wednesday, March 9, 2016 between 2:00pm to 3:30pm (EST). The content of the teleconference will be how to protect yourself and your community from immigration scams and will include a…
On Thursday, November 20, 2014, President Barack Obama announced his Temporary Plans to fix our broken immigration system. The President’s Immigration Accountability Executive Actions will help secure the border, hold nearly 5 million undocumented immigrants accountable and ensure that everyone plays by the same rules. As an Immigration Attorney, I…
On July 23, 2014, a 32 year old Jamaican national, Nerene Erica Harrison was convicted in Federal Court (Tampa, FL) of Marriage Fraud under U.S. Immigration Law. Robert Kenneth Scott Cruz, a U.S. citizen who pleaded guilty of the same charge, was paid $6,000 to marry her after her temporary…
An Elizabeth, NJ woman, Maritza Chavez, advertised herself to the general public as an Immigration Lawyer. Chavez created a company to help immigrants obtain U.S. citizenship. After a thorough investigation, it was made clear that Chavez was not a Lawyer and her company only helped her to take money from…