Shady immigration attorneys laughed off the law — now they’ll have to pay for their asylum games
The Department of Homeland Security is intensifying efforts to combat asylum fraud by targeting attorneys who submit fraudulent applications. This new initiative will impose civil fines on lawyers who file bogus claims on behalf of their clients. The move comes as the backlog of asylum applications in the U.S. has surged, creating opportunities for exploitation by both unauthorized aliens and unscrupulous legal representatives.
- ▪The Department of Homeland Security announced a crackdown on asylum fraud targeting attorneys.
- ▪Civil fines will be imposed on lawyers who file bogus and frivolous protection applications.
- ▪The backlog of asylum applications has grown to nearly 2.36 million in U.S. immigration courts.
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Opinion Shady immigration attorneys laughed off the law — now they’ll have to pay for their asylum games By Andrew Arthur Published May 28, 2026, 8:48 p.m. ET Senior attorney at the Amica Center for Immigrant Rights, Erin Argueta, speaks during a Democratic Women's Caucus forum on the impact of Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and Customs and Border Protection (CBP) policies on women. REUTERS See more of our coverage in your search results. Add The New York Post on Google This week, the Department of Homeland Security announced a new effort to crack down on asylum fraud — by going after the lawyers who enable it. DHS will be imposing civil fines on attorneys who file bogus and frivolous protection applications on behalf of their alien clients.
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