Dissecting Marriage Fraud as a True Immigration Crime

George S. Asllani
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George S. Asllani: Annunziata & Asllani, LLP, 6 Sherman Road, Farmingdale, NY 11735, USA

Laws, 2016, vol. 5, issue 1, 1-10

Abstract: Marriage fraud is considered a true immigration crime in that not only does it carry penalties related to an immigrant’s status, but also severe penal consequences under federal law. This paper seeks to explore how a case of marriage fraud is discovered, investigated and prosecuted by immigration officials, and, ultimately, by the judicial system. The paper focuses on recent immigration law developments and lays out a blueprint of a marriage fraud case under the 1986 Marriage Fraud Amendments to the Immigration and Naturalization Act.

Keywords: marriage fraud; immigration law; criminal law; USCIS; citizenship; green card (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: D78 E61 E62 F13 F42 F68 K0 K1 K2 K3 K4 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2016
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