Trump team accused of ‘largest fraud’ in immigration history by taking $1 billion in fees from migrants that it won't return

[robosmith]

Trump team accused of ‘largest fraud’ in immigration history by taking $1 billion in fees from migrants

Recent Trump administration policies have stalled visa and legal status applications for citizens of 92 countries, hitting nations that send half of all legal immigrants to the U.S.

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The Trump administration is allegedly carrying out a more than $1 billion scam on immigrants, the “largest fraud in the history of the U.S. immigration system,” according to a new analysis.

The Cato Institute study alleges that a combination of Trump administration policies, including freezing visa and status applications for citizens of 92 countries, has resulted in the government collecting more than $1 billion in fees for immigration petitions it never plans to finalize.

“The government took their money, and now it won’t even adjudicate their applications—in many cases, it refuses even to issue denials,” Cato immigration expert David J. Bier writes in the analysis. “The State Department is actually telling consular officers not to notify future applicants that the government has banned them.”

The alleged fraud originates from a group of new restrictions, according to the analysis. They include the Trump administration’s expanded travel ban affecting 40 countries; a freeze and ex post facto review of applications for immigration benefits such as employment authorization and permanent residency; and a recently announced State Department policy pausing visa processing for 75 countries. The Trump administration alleges migrants from these 75 countries draw excessively from the U.S. welfare system.

Taken together, these policies affect people from countries that account for half of all legal immigrants to the U.S. The restrictions have imperiled an estimated 2 million applications for various types of status, Cato finds.

So more FRAUD from Trump. Most corrupt POTUS EVER. What else is new? 🤮

[User]

2 minutes ago, robosmith said:

Trump team accused of ‘largest fraud’ in immigration history by taking $1 billion in fees from migrants

Recent Trump administration policies have stalled visa and legal status applications for citizens of 92 countries, hitting nations that send half of all legal immigrants to the U.S.

So more FRAUD from Trump. Most corrupt POTUS EVER. What else is new? 🤮

Just proof you don't understand the word fraud, just like you don't understand bribe. 

 

[Deluge]

15 minutes ago, robosmith said:

Trump team accused of ‘largest fraud’ in immigration history by taking $1 billion in fees from migrants

Recent Trump administration policies have stalled visa and legal status applications for citizens of 92 countries, hitting nations that send half of all legal immigrants to the U.S.

So more FRAUD from Trump. Most corrupt POTUS EVER. What else is new? 🤮

He's cleaning up the alien problem. 

Good work, Mr. President. 

[robosmith]

3 hours ago, Deluge said:

He's cleaning up the alien problem. 

Good work, Mr. President. 

Nope, Stealing money from LEGAL immigrants and not letting them in. Completely FRAUDULENT.

[Deluge]

1 hour ago, robosmith said:

Nope, Stealing money from LEGAL immigrants and not letting them in. Completely FRAUDULENT.

Nope, letting you mask heads know that the third world is over there, not here.  

[User]

2 hours ago, robosmith said:

Nope, Stealing money from LEGAL immigrants and not letting them in. Completely FRAUDULENT.

Once again, you do not understand the meaning of the word fraud. People coming on Visas are not immigrants, and if their requests have yet to be approved, they are not LEGAL. 

 

[bush_cheney2004]

Great news....nobody forced the immigrants to cross the border illegally or overstay.   Consider it to be an "illegals tax".

[robosmith]

1 hour ago, bush_cheney2004 said:

Great news....nobody forced the immigrants to cross the border illegally or overstay.   Consider it to be an "illegals tax".

They did NOT. They applied for entrance which is why they PAID the FEES that Trump is KEEPING. Duh 

[Nationalist]

12 hours ago, robosmith said:

They did NOT. They applied for entrance which is why they PAID the FEES that Trump is KEEPING. Duh 

Oh cry us a river Sweetie.

Have your precious illegal votes sue Brandon. 

Edited March 28 by Nationalist

[John Johnston]

Illegal Immigrants are not voting anywhere. The save my Republican Ass act just bullshit as usual. 

https://factually.co/fact-checks/politics/how-many-illegal-immigrants-voted-2024-election-994640

 

[WestCanMan]

22 hours ago, User said:

Just proof you don't understand the word fraud, just like you don't understand bribe. 

 

Gawd damn, man. Now they're even incapable of using 5-letter words. 

What's next? Going to the bathroom on the floor? 

Does robobigot need a diaper now? 

[robosmith]

11 hours ago, Nationalist said:

Oh cry us a river Sweetie.

Kiss my ass, a-hole.

11 hours ago, Nationalist said:

Have your precious illegal votes sue Brandon. 

So oblivious you that you post ^DRIVEL.

[bush_cheney2004]

On 3/27/2026 at 10:49 PM, robosmith said:

They did NOT. They applied for entrance which is why they PAID the FEES that Trump is KEEPING. Duh 

 

They should have read the fine print..."NO REFUNDS OR EXCHANGES! "  

Now they can go home a little bit wiser.

 

 

 

[robosmith]

7 hours ago, bush_cheney2004 said:

 

They should have read the fine print..."NO REFUNDS OR EXCHANGES! "  

Now they can go home a little bit wiser.

You've quoted ^SQUAT for EVIDENCE.

Are you saying it's legitimate to charge a fee, FAIL TO DELIVER and REFUSE to REFUND?

That is outright THEFT. Are you in favor of THEFT by the Federal government like GNAT GIRL?

[bush_cheney2004]

4 hours ago, robosmith said:

Are you saying it's legitimate to charge a fee, FAIL TO DELIVER and REFUSE to REFUND?

 

 

Yes...government at all levels charges "fees" for all kinds of services that are not always delivered.   Welcome to America (and Canada).

No refunds...now the illegals can go home a bit wiser.