ICE Director Calls Foreign Student Work Program Fraud ‘Magnet’

A program allowing foreign graduates on student visas to start careers in the US has seen “become a magnet for fraud,” a top Department of Homeland Security official said Tuesday.

US Immigration and Customs Enforcementis aggressively investigating the program and as identified 10,000 foreign students on F-1 visas employed at businesses suspected of fraud, acting director Todd Lyons said in a press conference. Those cases are only the tip of the iceberg, he said.

“We are uncovering evidence of organized fraud that spans national and international borders,” Lyons said. “DHS will relentlessly investigate, disrupt, and refer for prosecution anyone who ...