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  • Foreign Nationals Sentenced to 3 Years in Federal Prison for Smuggling People from India(593 KB - 5/21/2013)
    ICE press release on sentence for two individuals found guilty of transporting groups of illegal persons from locations within India through South America, Central America and the Caribbean, and then into the U.S. by various means across the border. AILA Doc. No. 13052141.
  • Two Siblings in California Sentenced for Running Fraudulent Document Ring(591 KB - 5/15/2013)
    ICE press release announcing that two undocumented siblings from Mexico were sentenced to 10 months in federal prison for conspiring to produce and sell false alien registration cards and Social Security cards. AILA Doc. No. 13051552.
  • Maryland Woman Receives 11-Year Prison Sentence for Sex Trafficking(595 KB - 5/13/2013)
    ICE press release announcing that an El Salvador national received an 11 year prison sentence for recruiting a pregnant runaway to engage in commercial sex acts for a trafficking ring with ties to the notorious street gang Mara Salvatrucha Thirteen (MS-13). AILA Doc. No. 13051341.
  • Five People Indicted for Immigration Fraud Scheme for Bribing DHS Personnel(604 KB - 5/9/2013)
    ICE press release on grand jury indictment against a DHS special agent, a former immigration officer and three other individuals who allegedly participated in a long-running immigration fraud scheme that was fueled by official corruption and bribery. AILA Doc. No. 13050941.
  • ICE Detainee Dies at Arizona Detention Facility(591 KB - 5/7/2013)
    ICE press release on death of 40-year-old Guatemalan man of an apparent suicide at the Eloy Detention Center in Arizona. He is the fifth detainee to die in ICE custody in FY2013. AILA Doc. No. 13050751.
  • Missouri Attorney Indicted for Conspiracy to Commit Marriage Fraud(592 KB - 5/1/2013)
    ICE press release announcing that a Missouri attorney was indicted for conspiracy to commit marriage fraud when he enlisted a U.S. citizen to marry a female Ukrainian national so that she could illegally obtain an immigration benefit and remain in the United States. AILA Doc. No. 13050155.
  • ICE Detainee Dies at Arizona Detention Facility(588 KB - 5/1/2013)
    ICE press release on death of 24-year-old woman of an apparent suicide at the Eloy Detention Center in Arizona. She is the fourth detainee to die in ICE custody in FY2013. AILA Doc. No. 13050141.
  • ICE Detainee Dies at Texas Hospital(586 KB - 4/30/2013)
    ICE press release on death of 51-year-old Czech national who died at Haskell Memorial Hospital in Texas due to heart failure, based on a preliminary determination. AILA Doc. No. 13043059.
  • ICE Announces Prison Sentence for Operator of Pennsylvania Employment Business(584 KB - 4/29/2013)
    ICE press release announcing prison sentence for Pennsylvania man who engaged in a conspiracy to promote and conceal the profits of a temporary Pennsylvania employment agency which recruited, employed, and transported a work force of undocumented workers. AILA Doc. No. 13042940.
  • ICE Announces Prison Sentence for Leaders of Document Mill in Baltimore(594 KB - 4/25/2013)
    ICE press release announcing prison sentence for nine defendants for conspiring to operate a document mill in Baltimore and selling thousands of fraudulent government identification documents manufactured as part of the conspiracy. AILA Doc. No. 13042541.
  • ICE Detainee Murdered at Puerto Rico Detention Facility(584 KB - 4/9/2013)
    ICE press release on death of 51-year-old man from British Virgin Islands who was allegedly stabbed to death by other inmates while in custody at a Federal Bureau of Prisons facility in Puerto Rico. He is the third detainee to die in ICE custody in FY2013. AILA Doc. No. 13040970.
  • ICE Arrests Mexican National for Marriage Fraud Scheme(588 KB - 4/8/2013)
    ICE press release announcing that a Mexican national was arrested for knowingly and unlawfully entering into marriage to illegally obtain immigration benefits by evading U.S. immigration laws. AILA Doc. No. 13040841.
  • Kansas Construction Company Owners Indicted for Harboring Undocumented Workers(598 KB - 4/3/2013)
    ICE press release about Kansas company who were responsible for hiring undocumented workers to lower the company's operating costs. The wages the company paid did not include the employer's share of Social Security payments, workers compensation and more. AILA Doc. No. 13040346.
  • Two Maryland Men Indicted for Manufacturing Fake Identification Documents(590 KB - 3/29/2013)
    ICE press release announcing the indictment of two men in Maryland for manufacturing documents, including permanent resident cards and social security cards, which they then sold to customers. AILA Doc. No. 13032940.
  • IT Company President Pleads Guilty in H-1B Visa Fraud Scheme (3/28/2013)
    Official documents pertaining to an Indian national who pled guilty to five federal charges ranging from conspiracy to violate U.S. laws to money laundering conspiracy for his participation in a fraudulent scheme to obtain false H-1B immigration visas for foreign workers. AILA Doc. No. 13032847.
  • ICE Announces Sentencing for Large Scale Counterfeit Document Mill Operators(593 KB - 3/26/2013)
    ICE press release announcing prison sentence for two Mexican nationals who produced counterfeit documents included "green cards," Social Security cards and driver's licenses from multiple states, including Nevada, Virginia, Colorado and Texas. AILA Doc. No. 13032649.
  • Mexican National Sentenced to 3 Years for Green Card Fraud(590 KB - 3/22/2013)
    ICE press release announcing that a Mexican national was sentenced to three years in prison for knowingly using someone else's name, Social Security number and date of birth to fraudulently obtain legal permanent resident card. AILA Doc. No. 13032252.
  • Indian National Pleads Guilty in H-1B Visa Fraud Scheme(594 KB - 3/22/2013)
    ICE press release announcing that an Indian national pleaded guilty to five federal charges ranging from conspiracy to violate U.S. laws to money laundering conspiracy for his participation in a fraudulent scheme to obtain false H-1B immigration visas for foreign workers. AILA Doc. No. 13032251.
  • California Immigration Consultant Pleads Guilty to Marriage Fraud Scheme(550 KB - 3/8/2013)
    ICE press release announcing that a California immigration consultant pled guilty to overseeing an elaborate scheme involving foreign nationals from Eastern Europe and Russia who paid up to five-figure fees to enter into sham marriages with locally recruited U.S. citizens. AILA Doc. No. 13030846.
  • Three Men Convicted of Racketeering Involving Chicago False ID Document Ring(546 KB - 3/7/2013)
    ICE press release announcing convictions of 3 Illinois men for racketeering conspiracy, murder in aid of racketeering, and other crimes related to selling of as many as 100 sets of fraudulent identification documents, like green cards, social security cards and more each day. AILA Doc. No. 13030742.
  • Jury Convicts New Hampshire Woman for Unlawfully Obtaining Citizenship(547 KB - 2/22/2013)
    ICE press release announcing the conviction of a New Hampshire woman for procuring her citizenship unlawfully after fleeing her home country of Rwanda by misrepresenting material facts to U.S. immigration authorities both before and after she arrived in the United States. AILA Doc. No. 13022242.
  • ICE Public Advocate Voice Newsletter, February 2013 (Issue 4)(1395 KB - 2/20/2013)
    ICE February 2013 Public Advocate Voice newsletter on ICE detainer policy reform, sexual assault awareness posters, community outreach and more. AILA Doc. No. 13022056.
  • Florida Man Sentenced to 2 Years for Selling Fake Identity Documents(537 KB - 2/19/2013)
    ICE press release announcing a 24 month sentence for a Florida man who committed immigration document fraud by selling counterfeit documents, including driver's licenses, Social Security cards & permanent resident alien cards to a confidential informant on several occasions. AILA Doc. No. 13021940.
  • ICE Arrests Illinois Woman for Allegedly Selling Fake Identity Documents(593 KB - 2/14/2013)
    ICE press release announcing the arrest of a Chicago-area woman for allegedly selling fraudulent identity documents including counterfeit U.S. permanent resident cards (green cards) and counterfeit social security cards to undocumented people. AILA Doc. No. 13021468.
  • 13 More People Indicted in 'Operation Dark Night' Sex Trafficking Ring Operation(543 KB - 2/12/2013)
    ICE press release announcing 13 more indictments during Operation Dark Night, an investigation into a sex trafficking ring operating in Florida, Georgia and the Carolinas where women from Mexico, Nicaragua and elsewhere were lured to travel to the U.S. under false pretenses. AILA Doc. No. 13021249.
  • Two Citizens in Illinois Indicted for Marriage Fraud Conspiracy(542 KB - 2/12/2013)
    ICE press release announcing that two U.S. citizens in Chicago were indicted for conspiracy to commit marriage fraud, marriage fraud and visa fraud. An immigration consulting business owned by one of them was also charged with obstructing justice. AILA Doc. No. 13021243.
  • Guatemalan National Sentenced to 8 Years in Prison for Human Smuggling(542 KB - 2/11/2013)
    ICE press release on sentence for Guatemalan national who served as a supervisor for a criminal organization that smuggled more than 6,000 illegal persons into Southern California during a three-year period, beginning in 2008, generating an estimated $10 million in income. AILA Doc. No. 13021143.
  • Three Florida Brothers Found Guilty of Marriage Fraud(541 KB - 2/11/2013)
    ICE press release announcing that 3 Florida brothers were found guilty of participating in a conspiracy to enter into marriages for purpose of evading U.S. immigration laws, making false statements to USCIS and unlawfully attempting to procure naturalization and citizenship. AILA Doc. No. 13021141.
  • ICE Fines 10 California Companies for Hiring Unlawful Employees(548 KB - 2/6/2013)
    ICE press release announcing that ten San Diego, California area companies were fined over $173,000 for hiring violations when it audited these employers' Form I-9s, the document businesses use to verify an employee's eligibility to work. AILA Doc. No. 13020641.
  • SEVP Spotlight Newsletter, January 2013 (Vol. 3, Issue 1)(1692 KB - 2/4/2013)
    January 2013 quarterly newsletter called ‘SEVP Spotlight’ announcing updates to their Study in the States program and more new developments. AILA Doc. No. 13020441.
  • ICE Announces Over 2,400 Convictions in South Texas During FY2012(545 KB - 1/25/2013)
    ICE press release announcing a record number of illegal persons were federally prosecuted in south Texas during FY2012, including convictions for 2,417 people who illegally re-entered the U.S. after having been previously deported. AILA Doc. No. 13012541.
  • Wisconsin Religious Leader Sentenced to 3 Years in Prison for Religious Worker Visa Fraud(544 KB - 1/24/2013)
    ICE press release announcing the prison sentence of a religious leader from India who fraudulently obtained religious worker (R-1) visas for Indian nationals who had no intention of becoming religious leaders in exchange for substantial cash payments. AILA Doc. No. 13012449.
  • SEVP Conference Overview for Spring 2013(986 KB - 1/23/2013)
    ICE Spring 2013 SEVP Conference Overview newsletter outlining upcoming changes within the SEVP program towards greater efficiency, including information on Form I-17 updates, Study in the States program, and more. AILA Doc. No. 13012350.
  • ICE Busts Sex Trafficking Ring Operating from Florida to North Carolina(1129 KB - 1/17/2013)
    ICE press release announcing results of a lengthy investigation, called Operation Dark Night, into a sex trafficking ring operating in Florida, Georgia and the Carolinas where women from Mexico, Nicaragua and elsewhere were lured to travel to the U.S. under false pretenses. AILA Doc. No. 13011741.
  • Canadian Talent Consultant Charged in Visa Scam Involving Aspiring Foreign Actors(543 KB - 1/14/2013)
    ICE press release on Canadian national who faces multiple criminal charges for allegedly cheating his foreign actor clients by charging them approximately $5,000 each to assist them in procuring an O-1 visa and also for practicing law without a license. AILA Doc. No. 13011440.
  • Fugitive Utah Attorney Accused in H-2B Visa Fraud Case Captured by ICE(546 KB - 1/10/2013)
    ICE press release announcing that a Utah immigration attorney who fled following his 2009 indictment on alien smuggling and H-2B visa fraud charges has been captured trying to re-enter the United States. AILA Doc. No. 13011048.
  • ICE Press Release on National Forum Series on IMAGE Program(46 KB - 1/24/2012)
    ICE Press release announcing a series of forums on ICE's Mutual Agreement between Government and Employers (IMAGE) program which helps employers detect the use of fraudulent identity documents, and subsequently, reduce unauthorized employment. AILA Doc. NO. 12012463.