ICE seeks nearly $500K fine against immigration lawyer accused of filing fake asylum claims

EXCLUSIVE – U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) is seeking much than $470,000 successful civilian fines against a New York migration lawyer accused of filing fraudulent documents successful enactment of asylum claims connected behalf of dozens of clients, alleging that helium submitted much than 100 documents containing astir identical accounts of persecution.

Homeland Security Investigations announced that it had issued a Notice of Intent to Fine lawyer Suraj Raj Singh, whose nationwide signifier chiefly represents Indian nationals seeking asylum earlier migration courts, according to the Department of Homeland Security (DHS).

ICE alleges Singh prepared and filed 118 fraudulent documents crossed 54 migration cases. 

The bureau is seeking the maximum permissible good — $470,584.

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According to DHS, asylum declarations submitted successful enactment of Singh's clients' applications were "identical oregon astir identical successful connection and substance," containing the aforesaid oregon substantially akin factual narratives and supporting details describing alleged persecution.

"Fraudulent asylum claims endanger the information of the American people, undermine our migration system, and hold the removal of unsafe transgression amerciable aliens," DHS General Counsel James Percival said. "ICE is seeking a good of much than $470,000 from lawyer Suraj Raj Singh. Under President Trump and Secretary Mullin, we volition clasp attorneys similar this accountable and enactment an extremity to the signifier of defrauding and abusing our migration system."

A Notice of Intent to Fine is simply a projected civilian enforcement enactment that allows the recipient an accidental to respond earlier immoderate punishment becomes final.

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The enactment is the latest measurement successful the Trump administration's effort to ace down connected alleged asylum fraud. In May, Percival directed DHS attorneys to prosecute further enforcement actions targeting fraudulent asylum claims.

DHS said the Singh lawsuit marks the 2nd clip the section has sought civilian penalties against an migration lawyer nether 8 U.S.C. § 1324c(d), which authorizes fines for immigration-related papers fraud.

FILE – ICE seeks a $470,584 good against lawyer Suraj Raj Singh, alleging helium filed 118 fraudulent documents crossed 54 asylum cases utilizing astir identical claims. (iStock)

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Last month, ICE issued 5 Notices of Intent to Fine against lawyer Vinod Doddamani, seeking a combined $255,232 successful civilian penalties implicit alleged migration papers fraud.

Fox News Digital has reached retired to Singh for comment.