The U.S.Citizenship and Immigration Services agency issued an extraordinary press release today. The headline,
Immigration officers discovered immigration fraud in forms of marriage fraud, fake death certificates and other bizarre schemes.
Where did these “bizarre schemes” take place? Why Minneapolis, of course. Details from USCIS,
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 targeted surge of fraud detection and deterrence activities across Minneapolis-St. Paul and surrounding areas Sept. 19 to 28 —immigration officers discovered suspected fraud in 275 cases in the Minneapolis-St. Paul area.
The schemes cover the waterfront, Alpha News reports,
Our officers encountered blatant marriage fraud, visa overstays, people claiming to work at businesses that can’t be found, forged documents, abuse of the H1-B visa system, abuse of the F-1 visas, and many other discrepancies.
The findings “should shock all of America,” said USCIS Director Joseph Edlow, as quoted by Alpha News.
But these findings shouldn’t surprise any resident of Minnesota.
