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Trump Administration Cracks Down on Visa Fraud, Secures Multi-State Convictions

4/25/2026

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U.S. President Donald Trump’s administration is launching a visa-fraud crackdown, securing convictions from New Jersey to Texas.
Hyung Ki Kim pleaded guilty in New Jersey to tax fraud that diverted over $1 million, while Mercy Ojedeji received a three-year sentence in Missouri for a romance-money-mule student-visa fraud that cost victims $1 million.
Two Pakistani men were charged in Texas to defraud EB-2, EB-3 and H-1B visas with fake job ads and payrolls.

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U.S. President Donald Trump’s administration is launching a visa-fraud crackdown, securing convictions from New Jersey to Texas.
Hyung Ki Kim pleaded guilty in New Jersey to tax fraud that diverted over $1 million, while Mercy Ojedeji received a three-year sentence in Missouri for a romance-money-mule student-visa fraud that cost victims $1 million.
Two Pakistani men were charged in Texas to defraud EB-2, EB-3 and H-1B visas with fake job ads and payrolls.