ICE identifies over 10,000 potential fraud cases in foreign student work program investigation

OPT fraud: 10,000 foreign students, including Indians, under U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement scanner

ICE identifies 10,000 foreign students misusing OPT, highlighting significant fraud risks and security threats within the program.

ICE Finds Another Fraudulent Program: The US Is Easy to Cheat

Calling the OPT program a ‘magnet for fraud,’ ICE director Todd M. Lyons said the agency uncovered irregularities involving nearly 10,000 foreign students participating in the federal government’s Optional Practical Training program. It is a fake jobs program. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) announced Tuesday that the Operational Practical Training program, known as OPT, has “become a magnet for fraud” with foreign students claiming em…

ICE Flags 10,000-Plus Foreign Student Fraud Cases.

Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) has identified nearly 10,000 cases of alleged fraud among students enrolled in a work permit initiative, including the use of fake employers.PULSE POINTS WHAT HAPPENED: Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) has identified over 10,000 potential fraud cases linked to the Optional Practical Training (OPT) program, which allows foreign students to work in the U.S. post-graduation. DETAIL: ICE Director To…

DHS Surprise Checks Show Mass Fraud in OPT Migration Program

Markwayne Mullin's Department of Homeland Security is exposing fraud throughout the huge Optional Practical Training (OPT) program that feeds many white-collar migrants into the careers sought by U.S. graduates. The post DHS Surprise Checks Show Mass Fraud in OPT Migration Program appeared first on Breitbart.

ICE Announces Investigation Into Alleged Work Authorization Fraud Scheme

U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement Director Todd M. Lyons announces findings from an investigation into alleged fraud involving the 24-month Optional Practical Training extension program for F-1 visa-holding foreign students with qualifying science, technology, engineering, and mathematics degrees. ...

ICE Director Calls Foreign Student Work Program Fraud ‘Magnet’

A program allowing foreign graduates on student visas to start careers in the US has seen “become a magnet for fraud,” a top Department of Homeland Security official said Tuesday.