Over 1,000 foreign students—mainly form China and India—who wanted to stay in the country were willing to fake continuing their studies to do so. Now they face arrest and deportation and those who arranged the deal may get up to 10 years in prison.
The students, already in the country on student visas, paid 21 brokers, recruiters, and employers to enroll in fake courses at the University of Northern New Jersey so they could continue to stay in the U.S. and ultimately get H-1B foreign workers visas.
Today's arrests ... stopped 21 brokers, recruiters and employers across multiple states who recklessly exploited our immigration system for financial gain
, US Attorney, New Jersey
