ASU named in federal J-1 visa fraud investigation
A new Visa Fraud Strike Team announced subpoenas to nine universities including ASU, alleging they lean on J-1 visas for federally funded research jobs at the expense of American researchers' wages.
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A new Visa Fraud Strike Team announced subpoenas to nine universities including ASU, alleging they lean on J-1 visas for federally funded research jobs at the expense of American researchers' wages.
The DOJ said viral undercover videos suggested ASU treated students differently by race and tried to hide it. The videos came from Accuracy in Media, a conservative group that secretly recorded ASU staff.
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