ICE identifies over 10,000 potential fraud cases in foreign student work program investigation
ICE said expanded oversight uncovered staged worksites, empty buildings and other fraud indicators in the Optional Practical Training program.
- Acting ICE Director Todd Lyons announced Tuesday that investigators uncovered over 10,000 potential fraud cases within the Optional Practical Training program, calling the findings "only the tip of the iceberg."
- During site visits in states like Virginia and Texas, Homeland Security Investigations officials discovered empty buildings, locked doors, and residential addresses listed as worksites for foreign students.
- Established in 1992, the OPT program expanded significantly under the Bush and Obama administrations, becoming what officials describe as an uncontrolled guest worker pipeline for foreign students in the United States.
- Sen. Rick Scott, R-Fla., criticized the program as a "serious national security risk," while Liccardo argued that cultivating foreign talent keeps America competitive, underscoring the policy debate.
- Lyons warned that the United States will not tolerate threats emerging from the foreign student system, as investigators continue probing espionage, visa fraud, and scams targeting elderly Americans.
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ICE director says foreign student program is 'magnet for fraud' after 10,000 potential cases uncovered
U.S. immigration officials say they have uncovered more than 10,000 potential fraud cases related to a foreign student program that allows international students to work in the country, a finding that Acting ICE Director Todd M. Lyons says is “only the tip of the iceberg.”
Feds uncover ‘rampant’ fraud involving foreign student workers: ‘just the tip of the iceberg’
Federal investigators have uncovered potentially massive fraud in a program allowing foreign students to stay in the U.S. after graduating. At a Tuesday news conference, acting Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) Director Todd Lyons announced that the feds “have identified over 10,000 foreign students who claim to be working for highly suspect employers” under the STEM Optional Practical Training (OPT) program. WATCH: New ICE HSI data sho…
Feds uncover 'rampant' fraud involving foreign student workers: 'just the tip of the iceberg' · American Wire News
Federal investigators have uncovered potentially massive fraud in a program allowing foreign students to stay in the U.S. after graduating. At a Tuesday news conference, acting Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) Director Todd Lyons announced that the feds “have identified over 10,000 foreign students who claim to be working for highly suspect employers” under the STEM Optional Practical Training (OPT) program. WATCH: New ICE HSI data sho…
‘Phantom employees’: ‘Uncontrolled’ fraud uncovered in federal program for student workers * WorldNetDaily * by Bob Unruh
Source link ICE Director Todd Lyons (Official photo) The federal government has unleashed a new stunner: There is “uncontrolled” fraud in a special program set up to help student workers. Todd Lyons, the acting director of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, said investigators have documented more than 10,000 foreign students that have been linked to “suspect
NEW: ICE Uncovers 10,000 Foreign Students Linked To Massive Visa Fraud Scheme
Acting U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) Director Todd Lyons has raised serious concerns about a significant fraud operation involving foreign students in the United States. During a recent press conference, Lyons disclosed that investigators have connected over 10,000 foreign students to questionable employers related to the STEM Optional Practical Training (OPT) extension program. His words echo a troubling reality: “This is just …
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