USCIS Assists with ICE Investigation that Dismantled a Nationwide Marriage Fraud Operation
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services played an important part in an investigation conducted by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, the Department of State Diplomatic Security Service, and the U.S. Attorney’s Office for Maryland, which led to the arrests in a nationwide marriage fraud operation.
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