US EditionImmigration Officials Alleged Widespread Marriage Fraud in Minnesota
- Federal authorities reported arrests on Tuesday as part of a crackdown targeting fraudulent immigration activities in the Twin Cities area that started on September 19.
- USCIS Director Joseph Edlow explained they chose the Twin Cities based on data showing concerning patterns of fraud and strong cooperation among local and federal agents.
- The investigation encompassed more than 900 site visits and face-to-face interviews, resulting in the identification of 275 potential fraud cases such as fraudulent marriages, counterfeit death certificates, forged paperwork, and misuse of various visa categories.
- Officials apprehended four individuals and served 42 summonses for immigration court appearances; Edlow emphasized that authorities are taking a strong stand against immigration fraud.
- Operation Twin Shield represents the first phase of a planned nationwide effort to hold hundreds of fraud offenders accountable and protect national security.
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USCIS Officials Hold Press Conference on Operation Twin Shield in Minneapolis
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS), joined by Immigration and Customs Enforcement and the FBI, discuss Operation Twin Shield apprehensions related to immigration fraud in the Minneapolis–Saint Paul area on Sept. 30. ...
USCIS Finds Major Immigration Fraud in Somali-controlled Minneapolis
Far-left Democratic U.S. Representative Ilhan Omar, who represents Minnesota’s 5th congressional district, which includes Minneapolis, isn’t the only immigration fraudster in the big city. U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Service (USCIS) uncovered fraud in nearly 50 percent of the cases its officers looked at in Operation Twin Shield. During a news conference yesterday, USCIS chief Joseph ... The post USCIS Finds Major Immigration Fraud in Somal…
USCIS Release Results from "Operation Twin Shield" - The Last Refuge
Information from U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services as they conducted an operation from September 19th through September 28th in Minneapolis, St Paul. Stunning immigration fraud. MINNEAPOLIS – U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services, in coordination with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement and the Federal Bureau of Investigation, conducted Operation Twin Shield, the first of its kind […]
USCIS, in coordination with ICE and FBI, found evidence of fraud, non-compliance or national security problems in 275 cases
Feds unveil expansive immigration enforcement across Twin Cities targeting workplaces, marriages, UMN students
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) announced Tuesday that they carried out the “Operation Twin Shield” investigation and found 275 cases of alleged immigration fraud. International students at the University of Minnesota were also investigated.
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