ICE ordered to ramp up cases against attorneys accused of filing false asylum claims
The memo calls for aggressive use of existing civil penalties and possible referrals to disciplinary authorities, with first offenses reaching $4,730 per document.
- On Tuesday, DHS General Counsel James Percival directed Immigration and Customs Enforcement attorneys to aggressively pursue administrative fraud cases against immigration lawyers accused of filing false asylum claims in a memo dated May 26 obtained by CBS News.
- President Trump's March memo directing sanctions against lawyers and the January executive order 'Protecting the American People Against Invasion' prompted Percival to instruct ICE to develop 'anti-fraud policies' designed for 'robust enforcement' of existing federal anti-fraud law.
- Civil penalties can reach up to $4,730 for first offenses and up to $11,823 per fraudulent document for subsequent offenses, according to the Justice Department, with cases beginning through a 'notice of intent to fine' formal charging document.
- The American Immigration Lawyers Association called the administration's approach a 'dangerous' threat to immigration attorneys, while advocacy groups warned the directive aims to chill asylum representation and deter legal challenges to federal immigration policy.
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