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How International Students In US Are Getting Scammed For Immigration Violations
- Friday May 16, 2025
- World News | Edited by Anushree Jonko
Victims are told they've violated their F-1 student visa conditions or face another immigration-related problem. The scammers then pressure students to pay for legal services, university registration fees, or alleged visa violations.
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Indian Man Fined $20,000 For Immigration Fraud: Report
- Wednesday October 25, 2023
- India News | Press Trust of India
Avtar Singh Sohi, who has been living in Canada since 2006 and is a father of two, pleaded guilty to misrepresentation under the Canada Immigration
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Punjab Minister Urges S Jaishankar To Help Students Facing Deportation From Canada
- Wednesday June 7, 2023
- Indians Abroad | Asian News International
Punjab NRI Affairs Minister Kuldip Singh Dhaliwal has demanded the Centre to solve the matter of 700 Indian students, mostly Punjabis, who are trapped in immigration fraud in Canada and facing deportation cases.
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Immigration Racket Busted At Delhi Airport, 4 Arrested: Police
- Wednesday August 24, 2022
- India News | Asian News International
As many as 3 agents and a passenger were arrested in the national capital for duping people on the pretext of sending them to foreign shores, said the officials on Wednesday.
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Haryana Forms Special Team To Probe Human Trafficking, Immigration Fraud
- Wednesday June 3, 2020
- India News | Press Trust of India
Haryana Home Minister Anil Vij on Tuesday said a seven-member special investigation team (SIT) has been constituted to investigate cases of human trafficking and immigration fraud in the state.
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"Exercise Due Diligence": Students Advised Before Seeking Admission In US
- Thursday April 11, 2019
- Indians Abroad | Press Trust of India
Students from India are advised to "exercise their due diligence" before seeking admission into American universities, the Indian Embassy has said, months after over 100 Indians landed in trouble for enrolling at a fake educational institution set up by US authorities to expose immigration fraud.
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Indian-Origin Man In US Admits To Multimillion Dollar Immigration Fraud
- Friday February 22, 2019
- Indians Abroad | Indo-Asian News Service
A 70-year-old man of Indian-origin, who pretended to be a US government official, has admitted to running a multimillion-dollar immigration fraud that duped over 100 people, according to federal prosecutors.
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Indian Man Guilty Of Misusing Facebook, WhatsApp For US Immigration Fraud
- Tuesday September 18, 2018
- Indians Abroad | Press Trust of India
An Indian citizen has pleaded guilty to operating a fraud scheme by falsely representing as an employee of the US immigration service in which he used social media platforms such as Facebook and WhatsApp to scam people seeking to obtain American visas.
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www.ndtv.com
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Trump Set Up A Hotline For Information About Criminal Aliens; Twitter Trolls Took Him Literally
- Monday May 1, 2017
- World News | Cleve R. Wootson Jr., The Washington Post
When President Donald Trump announced his hotline for victims of immigration crimes to a joint session of Congress, he got loud boos and groans from the assembled elected officials, worried about painting immigrants broadly as violent criminals.
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www.ndtv.com
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Indian Immigrant Sentenced To 9 Years In Federal Prison For Multimillion-Dollar Fraud Scheme
- Friday March 3, 2017
- Indians Abroad | Rachel Weiner, The Washington Post
Va. resident was part of family scam that stretched overseas and netted more than $25 million through identity theft and sham travel services.
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www.ndtv.com
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14 Indians Charged With US Immigration Fraud
- Friday May 20, 2016
- Indians Abroad | Indo-Asian News Service
Fourteen people of Indian descent are among 19 charged with involvement in visa fraud through fake "green card" marriages or by falsely making claims of being crime victims, according to officials.
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www.ndtv.com
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Indian-American Gets Jail for Immigration Fraud
- Wednesday June 3, 2015
- Indians Abroad | Indo-Asian News Service
A court in the US has sentenced an India-American man to 30 months in prison for his role in an illegal immigration scheme, the Department of Justice said in a press release.
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www.ndtv.com
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Man held for travelling to Paris using fake passport
- Wednesday May 30, 2012
- South | Press Trust of India
A person from Tamil Nadu, who went to Paris on a fake French passport two years ago and had to spend 23 months in jail after being caught by the police there, was arrested on Tuesday from the IGI airport, police said.
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Indian spiritual guru found guilty of immigration fraud
- Sunday November 20, 2011
- India News | Press Trust of India
An Indian spiritual guru has been found guilty by a federal jury of selling religious worker visas to Indians for over USD 30,000 each to enable them to enter the US fraudulently. Sagarsen Haldar (31) also known as Gopal Hari Das, identified himself as the president of a Hindu temple Gaudiya Vaisnava Society (GVS) in Milwaukee.
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www.ndtv.com
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Major immigration fraud uncovered in Punjab
- Thursday July 7, 2011
- Ludhiana News | Indo-Asian News Service
A major immigration fraud of Rs.8 million (Rs.80 lakh) was uncovered here, Punjab police said on Sunday.A complaint was received against an immigration agent Gurbachan Singh Manku, based here, 100 km away from state capital Chandigarh. He had duped around 80 people of Rs.1 lakh each on the pretext of sending them abroad, said Deputy Commissioner of...
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www.ndtv.com
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How International Students In US Are Getting Scammed For Immigration Violations
- Friday May 16, 2025
- World News | Edited by Anushree Jonko
Victims are told they've violated their F-1 student visa conditions or face another immigration-related problem. The scammers then pressure students to pay for legal services, university registration fees, or alleged visa violations.
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www.ndtv.com
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Indian Man Fined $20,000 For Immigration Fraud: Report
- Wednesday October 25, 2023
- India News | Press Trust of India
Avtar Singh Sohi, who has been living in Canada since 2006 and is a father of two, pleaded guilty to misrepresentation under the Canada Immigration
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www.ndtv.com
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Punjab Minister Urges S Jaishankar To Help Students Facing Deportation From Canada
- Wednesday June 7, 2023
- Indians Abroad | Asian News International
Punjab NRI Affairs Minister Kuldip Singh Dhaliwal has demanded the Centre to solve the matter of 700 Indian students, mostly Punjabis, who are trapped in immigration fraud in Canada and facing deportation cases.
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www.ndtv.com
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Immigration Racket Busted At Delhi Airport, 4 Arrested: Police
- Wednesday August 24, 2022
- India News | Asian News International
As many as 3 agents and a passenger were arrested in the national capital for duping people on the pretext of sending them to foreign shores, said the officials on Wednesday.
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www.ndtv.com
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Haryana Forms Special Team To Probe Human Trafficking, Immigration Fraud
- Wednesday June 3, 2020
- India News | Press Trust of India
Haryana Home Minister Anil Vij on Tuesday said a seven-member special investigation team (SIT) has been constituted to investigate cases of human trafficking and immigration fraud in the state.
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www.ndtv.com
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"Exercise Due Diligence": Students Advised Before Seeking Admission In US
- Thursday April 11, 2019
- Indians Abroad | Press Trust of India
Students from India are advised to "exercise their due diligence" before seeking admission into American universities, the Indian Embassy has said, months after over 100 Indians landed in trouble for enrolling at a fake educational institution set up by US authorities to expose immigration fraud.
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www.ndtv.com
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Indian-Origin Man In US Admits To Multimillion Dollar Immigration Fraud
- Friday February 22, 2019
- Indians Abroad | Indo-Asian News Service
A 70-year-old man of Indian-origin, who pretended to be a US government official, has admitted to running a multimillion-dollar immigration fraud that duped over 100 people, according to federal prosecutors.
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www.ndtv.com
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Indian Man Guilty Of Misusing Facebook, WhatsApp For US Immigration Fraud
- Tuesday September 18, 2018
- Indians Abroad | Press Trust of India
An Indian citizen has pleaded guilty to operating a fraud scheme by falsely representing as an employee of the US immigration service in which he used social media platforms such as Facebook and WhatsApp to scam people seeking to obtain American visas.
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www.ndtv.com
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Trump Set Up A Hotline For Information About Criminal Aliens; Twitter Trolls Took Him Literally
- Monday May 1, 2017
- World News | Cleve R. Wootson Jr., The Washington Post
When President Donald Trump announced his hotline for victims of immigration crimes to a joint session of Congress, he got loud boos and groans from the assembled elected officials, worried about painting immigrants broadly as violent criminals.
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www.ndtv.com
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Indian Immigrant Sentenced To 9 Years In Federal Prison For Multimillion-Dollar Fraud Scheme
- Friday March 3, 2017
- Indians Abroad | Rachel Weiner, The Washington Post
Va. resident was part of family scam that stretched overseas and netted more than $25 million through identity theft and sham travel services.
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www.ndtv.com
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14 Indians Charged With US Immigration Fraud
- Friday May 20, 2016
- Indians Abroad | Indo-Asian News Service
Fourteen people of Indian descent are among 19 charged with involvement in visa fraud through fake "green card" marriages or by falsely making claims of being crime victims, according to officials.
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www.ndtv.com
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Indian-American Gets Jail for Immigration Fraud
- Wednesday June 3, 2015
- Indians Abroad | Indo-Asian News Service
A court in the US has sentenced an India-American man to 30 months in prison for his role in an illegal immigration scheme, the Department of Justice said in a press release.
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www.ndtv.com
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Man held for travelling to Paris using fake passport
- Wednesday May 30, 2012
- South | Press Trust of India
A person from Tamil Nadu, who went to Paris on a fake French passport two years ago and had to spend 23 months in jail after being caught by the police there, was arrested on Tuesday from the IGI airport, police said.
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www.ndtv.com
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Indian spiritual guru found guilty of immigration fraud
- Sunday November 20, 2011
- India News | Press Trust of India
An Indian spiritual guru has been found guilty by a federal jury of selling religious worker visas to Indians for over USD 30,000 each to enable them to enter the US fraudulently. Sagarsen Haldar (31) also known as Gopal Hari Das, identified himself as the president of a Hindu temple Gaudiya Vaisnava Society (GVS) in Milwaukee.
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www.ndtv.com
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Major immigration fraud uncovered in Punjab
- Thursday July 7, 2011
- Ludhiana News | Indo-Asian News Service
A major immigration fraud of Rs.8 million (Rs.80 lakh) was uncovered here, Punjab police said on Sunday.A complaint was received against an immigration agent Gurbachan Singh Manku, based here, 100 km away from state capital Chandigarh. He had duped around 80 people of Rs.1 lakh each on the pretext of sending them abroad, said Deputy Commissioner of...
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www.ndtv.com