Six people have been charged in federal court in Chicago with conspiring to stage armed robberies across the city and suburbs to qualify for U.S. immigration visas reserved for crime victims.
Looking at the Dirksen U.S. Courthouse. At the four federal buildings in downtown Chicago Monday Jan. 22, 2018 there were no overt signs of the government shutdown. Some offices were open and others closed.
The goal was to be able to apply for U nonimmigrant status, also known as a “U-visa,” which is set aside under a 2020 anti-trafficking law for crime victims who have suffered mental or physical abuse and are helpful in an investigation or prosecution, according to the charges. Some victims also submitted fraudulent U-visa applications to U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services “predicated upon their alleged status as a robbery victim,” the charges alleged. The indictment does not say whether any visas were actually obtained.
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