Link.

Well, it's a start.

Note the article states most of the "students" were Indian.

Is Kwame Kilpatrick the President?

If ICE wanted to make some arrests, they could go to WalMart on a Saturday and Sunday...

Something is missing from this story. Why would someone be arrested for enrolling in what they thought was a legitimate, accredited school? In fact, why would they be allowed into the country to begin with, if their visa was bogus or missing? If this school also provided the F1 visa, I don't see how this can't be called entrapment. Unless the school had "officials" who told applicants it was a bogus school, how would foreigners know? And if DHS was also handing out legitimate visas just to get the students here, so they could arrest them, that sounds to me like a gross misuse of resources.

Mrs. Lee went to a real school that was sort of set up as a visa factory for Asian students, as in 100% of the students were from China or Malaysia. But they did have classes, were accredited and really did process F1 visas and OPT. They later lost their accreditation, but I don't think they were bending the law at all. I can't see how USCIS would be processing F1s and OPT for a place that was bogus.

If the students never took a real class, and they have no proof of off campus studying/tests then they knew it was a fake school.

Most likely the work got around in India that you could enroll at this fake school, and then emigrate to the USA. This works best if the women have an anchor baby.

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Originally posted by c1steve:
If the students never took a real class, and they have no proof of off campus studying/tests then they knew it was a fake school.

Right. But that would only be possible after they arrived in the US. Since F1 visas are not handed out without the documentation/cooperation of the school, any student still in India had to believe it was legit because they'd otherwise not have gotten the visa. When I get a Chinese visa from a Chinese travel agency in the US, even when I know there wasn't enough time for them to have FedEx'ed my passport to their consulate in LA and back, I assume the visa is legit. And I've never had an issue upon arrival. Anyone outside the US who gets a US visa from a US consulate and is then let into the US at the airport, has to think it's legit. Why wouldn't they? No one but the US gov't. issues US visas.

Most of the persons in India probably heard by word of the fake school, via word of mouth. Anyone legit person, who was duped, might not of known until they arrived in the US.

Did any of the 600 students contact the authorities, and complain about the fake school? Most likely the vast majority knew before hand that this was a sham. I admit, that running a fake school with the intent of arresting or deporting students seems a little slimy. Perhaps if they put the same effort into finding and taking down real schools that were doing the same thing more could be accomplished.

What a fucking waste of money. Arresting people who are applying to a masters program. I'd say they are pretty low level threats to us. Not likely they are going to become criminals or live on welfare. I get that they broke the law and all, but they aren't my biggest concern right now.

A way better investment over building a fake university would be cursing 7-eleven and home depot parking lots. You could easily get 600 in one weekend just in my area. Seems like a way better value proposition that creating a fully accredited fake university. All you need for my method is a paddy wagon and ID scanner.

Or outside any Home Depot at 7:00 am.

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Originally posted by MikeinNC:
If ICE wanted to make some arrests, they could go to WalMart on a Saturday and Sunday...