HSI investigates J-1 visa fraud at nine U.S. universities
What happened
Homeland Security Investigations is investigating potential J-1 visa fraud programs across nine universities, including Harvard University, Stanford University, and Massachusetts Institute of Technology. The probe alleges that American graduate students and researchers earned approximately $20,000 more than foreign researchers working under the J-1 program for comparable work. At these nine institutions, foreign nationals accounted for about 61% of postdoctoral workers and researchers supported by federal grants.
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Why it matters
The investigation targets the integrity of international exchange programs, which are critical to the research and educational operations of the involved universities. This action is part of a broader crackdown on visa fraud initiated by the U.S. Department of State.
The U.S. Department of State has initiated a crackdown on visa fraud.
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Who's involved
- Homeland Security InvestigationsConducting the investigation into J-1 visa fraud programs.
- Stanford UniversityStanford University, one of the nine universities under investigation.
- Harvard UniversityHarvard University, one of the nine universities under investigation.
- University of CaliforniaUniversity of California, one of the nine universities under investigation.
- University of PittsburghUniversity of Pittsburgh, one of the nine universities under investigation.
- Massachusetts Institute of TechnologyMassachusetts Institute of Technology, one of the nine universities under investigation.
- Brown UniversityBrown University, one of the nine universities under investigation.
- Arizona State UniversityArizona State University, one of the nine universities under investigation.
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The entities involved
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Homeland Security Investigations
directorate of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE)
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Stanford University
private research university in Stanford, California, USA