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ICE Seeks $255K Fine for Lawyer's 30+ Fraudulent Asylum Claims

6/24/2026

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Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) is seeking the maximum $255,232 fine against immigration lawyer Vinod Doddamani for alleged mass fraud.
ICE alleges Doddamani filed over 30 fraudulent asylum claims, submitting 32 cases with 64 fraudulent documents and duplicated alien declarations.
The move follows DHS general counsel James Percival’s instruction to ICE last month to target lawyers who submit false asylum applications.

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Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) is seeking the maximum $255,232 fine against immigration lawyer Vinod Doddamani for alleged mass fraud.
ICE alleges Doddamani filed over 30 fraudulent asylum claims, submitting 32 cases with 64 fraudulent documents and duplicated alien declarations.
The move follows DHS general counsel James Percival’s instruction to ICE last month to target lawyers who submit false asylum applications.