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Dissecting Marriage Fraud as a True Immigration Crime

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  • George S. Asllani

    (Annunziata & Asllani, LLP, 6 Sherman Road, Farmingdale, NY 11735, USA)

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Marriage fraud is considered a true immigration crime in that not only does it carry penalties related to an immigrant’s status, but also severe penal consequences under federal law. This paper seeks to explore how a case of marriage fraud is discovered, investigated and prosecuted by immigration officials, and, ultimately, by the judicial system. The paper focuses on recent immigration law developments and lays out a blueprint of a marriage fraud case under the 1986 Marriage Fraud Amendments to the Immigration and Naturalization Act.

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  • George S. Asllani, 2016. "Dissecting Marriage Fraud as a True Immigration Crime," Laws, MDPI, vol. 5(1), pages 1-10, February.
    • Handle: RePEc:gam:jlawss:v:5:y:2016:i:1:p:8-:d:64318
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