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Posted on 05/12/2026 12:42:50 PM PDT by CFW
Immigration and Customs Enforcement has identified more than 10,000 cases of potential fraud associated with a program that allows foreign students to extend their stay in the United States after graduating from college, ICE acting Director Todd Lyons told reporters Tuesday.
At a press conference with officials from ICE and U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services, Lyons outlined some of the findings of an agency investigation into fraud associated with the Optional Practical Training program. OPT allows foreign nationals who enter the United States on a student visa to work in the U.S. for 12, or in some cases 24, months. The program also allows students to transition to an H-1B visa sponsored by employers.
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Lyons and other officials outlined how federal investigators conducted site visits, identifying among other things, cases where OPT beneficiaries were being “managed” by employees based in India, in violation of a provision of the program requiring U.S. training and direction. They also alleged some shell companies were committing financial fraud and violating U.S. law by helping the recent grads stay in the U.S. without sponsorship from a legitimate U.S. company.
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Here’s what they found…
-Empty buildings and locked doors where hundreds of foreign students are supposed to be working
-Multiple employers claiming the same address, where none of them actually have a lease
-Small homes listed as worksites for hundreds of foreign students, where no employees are present. And when someone answers the door, they claim to have no knowledge of the business.
-Some of the employers claim to have offshore HR personnel
-Employers having tax liens, civil law suit collections and breaches of contract
Short excerpt from press conference.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l4745UL1qFU
“ICE says it has identified more than 10,000 potential fraud cases tied to the Optional Practical Training (OPT) program, which allows foreign students to work in the U.S. after graduation. ICE Acting Director Todd Lyons said the investigation focused on abuse of the program, which lets student visa holders remain in the country for up to two years and can serve as a pathway to employer-sponsored H-1B visas.”
How much more of this bullsh1t are we supposed to put up with before we eliminate crap like H1B visas? These scam artists all come from the same friggen sh1thole.
Think it’s safe to say that all government programs are full of fraud at this point. Shut them all down and clear the rolls. Keep most of them shut down permanently.
“Think it’s safe to say that all government programs are full of fraud at this point. Shut them all down and clear the rolls. Keep most of them shut down permanently.”
Yep. And, they keep whining they need more of our tax dollars.
A pox on them all!
23 years I have run my business. Stupidest thing I did. Lost it all with lockdowns and barely surviving now. New lease tripled the rent but no new business on the horizon so I am closing up shop. And one would think a cnc machine shop making high end aircraft parts would be in demand. Nope. They are all hurting too.
When all I had to do was start a learing Center and scam tax payers legally.
Not just a question of there being an awful lot of border jumpers and Democrats being soft on them.
Rather, a massive organized crime operation run by Democrats.
Besides OPT and STEM OPT extensions, there is also CPT, Curricular Practical Training, which foreign students on F-1 and M-1 visas may participate in after one year of study! :
https://www.uscis.gov/policy-manual/volume-2-part-f-chapter-5
https://www.uscis.gov/i-9-central/form-i-9-acceptable-documents/combination-documents
Returning to the subject of OPTs :
https://ifspp.substack.com/p/graduating-into-second-place
9 out of every 10 new jobs in the US since 2020 have gone to foreigners :
https://freerepublic.com/focus/news/4376285/posts
Thousands of Middlemen Are Gaming the H-1B Program (Bloomberg) - shortcut :
Industrialized Fraud in the H-1B program :
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KumpIWZ6ZpI
US CIS’s H-1B Data Hub (of employers using H-1Bs) :
https://www.uscis.gov/tools/reports-and-studies/h-1b-employer-data-hub
Indian fraud will make the Somails look like bush league amateurs.
Don’t forget about the H4 EAD 2-for-1 special.
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