The US Federal Immigration Bureau cracked down on the law enforcement of Chinese buying and selling green cards.

According to the US World Journal, the US federal immigration authorities cracked the case of 24 China people crossing new york and Virginia to buy green cards, which triggered a discussion in new york Chinese Community 16. Some people in the community said that although it is absolutely illegal for illegal immigrants to buy green cards, it is no different from fishing law enforcement for federal agents to lure more Chinese to try the law by issuing real green cards as bait, which led to some undocumented Chinese immigrants eager for identity going astray and eventually being jailed and repatriated, which is regrettable.

China special agent Cindy Yang of the US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) played a key role in the investigation and evidence collection of this case. According to her recent sworn testimony to the Federal Court for the Eastern District of Virginia, plainclothes agents of law enforcement departments were almost "convincing" in handling the three Chinese brokers in the whole case, constantly accepting the list of Chinese who were interested in buying green cards submitted by them, and even went to Flushing, Queens to meet with "clients". These Chinese who went to Victoria to meet with immigration officials had no idea that all their green card fingerprints became illegal evidence, which was equivalent to sending them to the door for law enforcement officers to search for evidence.

After receiving the news that Li Xiaoyan was interested in buying and selling illegal green cards, the US federal government made an undercover evidence search plan on 20110. Undercover agents pretended to be internal officials of the Immigration Bureau, gained the trust of Li Xiaoyan, Zhao Shuhong, Hui Changyun and others, and recorded their crime process and a large number of evidence that China people were suspected of buying forged green cards. A year and a half later, they arrested people in Victoria on June 14 this year.

According to Cindy Yang's testimony, federal agents have been luring Li Xiaoyan since the beginning of 20 1 1, waiting for her to be trapped. 201165438+1At the end of October, the police sent an undercover agent to get in close contact with Li Xiaoyan. The agent claimed to know a senior official of the Immigration Bureau and said that he was sure to impress this person with money and get a green card with substantial effect for his clients. However, he said that in order to keep his behavior confidential, he can only apply for four green card applications at a time and ask for high rewards ranging from 30,000 yuan to 80,000 yuan. The suspect paid cash, all hard-earned money.

At the beginning of February last year, Li Xiaoyan brought its first customers, including its partners Zhao Shuhong and Hui Changyun. Federal agents said that their photos and fingerprints were recorded and used to apply for documents, and then three real green cards were issued. Later, they told their customers that their green cards would be the same as the first batch, but they could not leave the country for one year, so as not to attract the attention of the customs, and only a few imitations were given. These three people have traveled to and from China and the United States many times without being inspected by the customs, so they and their customers are convinced of this.

Hui Changyun, who acted as a broker in this case, failed to get a green card in the United States for more than ten years and was once a victim of immigration fraud. For example, he is in his sixties this year and faces the fate of being repatriated after serving his sentence. Another suspect, Chen, sneaked into the United States in his early years, and then sneaked into the country after being repatriated, so he still faces the crime of illegal immigration. Some people in the community said that although they broke the law, they were all poor. (Li)