300 Ind students trapped |
More than 300 students from India who enrolled in the University of North New Jersey — a sham college created by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement to ensnare visa fraudsters — are now facing deportation.UNNJ — which was set up by ICE’s Homeland Security Investigations divisions and opened its doors in 2013 — is an accredited university and is still listed on ICE’s list of approved schools for international students. The sham university’s Web site offered a “high quality” American education to students from around the globe.UNNJ was not staffed with instructors or educators, had no curriculum, and conducted no actual classes or education activities. The university operated solely as a storefront location with small offices staffed by special agents posing as school administrators, according to ICE. UNNJ also represented itself as a university with authorization to issue the form I-20, which certifies that a foreign student has been accepted as a full-time student and allows such students to get their F-1 student visas. On April 5, ICE announced that it had arrested 21 brokers, recruiters and employers who had allegedly conspired with more than 1,000 foreign nationals to fraudulently maintain their student status, under what the agency termed a “Pay to Stay” scheme.
|
|
|
|