Visa Specialist No Longer Working for State Department After Hidden Camera Investigation

A hidden camera investigation showed the visa specialist expressing anti-American sentiment and admitting to helping illegal aliens evade deportation.
Visa Specialist No Longer Working for State Department After Hidden Camera Investigation
The seal of the Department of State in Washington on Jan. 26, 2017. Joshua Roberts/Reuters
Rachel Acenas
Rachel Acenas
Freelance Reporter
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A U.S. State Department employee responsible for reviewing visa applications has been fired after he admitted on hidden camera that he helped illegal immigrants evade deportation and expressed anti-American sentiment.

Visa specialist Arslan Akhtar is no longer working for the State Department following a June 18 undercover investigation by O'Keefe Media Group (OMG), according to a statement on Friday.
Rachel Acenas
Rachel Acenas
Freelance Reporter
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