DHS OIG finds visa program for crime victims marred by fraud, mismanagement
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The Department of Homeland Security’s Office of Inspector General has found multiple instances of fraud in a visa program designed to give visas to victims of crime, while warning of excessive backlogs, mismanagement and an inability to monitor the program -- conclusions that drew furious pushback from the agency in charge.
The U nonimmigrant (or temporary) visa, created in 2000, is given to victims of serious crimes who are helping law enforcement or the government in their investigations of criminal activity.
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