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Another US university accused of visa fraud; hundreds of Indian students may be affected
Just a year after US officials shut down Tri Valley University in Sunnyvale California for a massive immigration fraud, another university has been charged with the same. The CEO of the Herguan University, 32-year-old Jerry Wang, has been arrested by US federal agents and charged with 15 counts of visa fraud. The investigation is underway but the ...
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Another Tri-Valley? Raids at university packed with Indians
The US has promised that it will protect the interests of hundreds of Indian students at the University of Northern Virginia (UNVA), which was raided yesterday by investigating and law enforcement agencies on charges of visa fraud.
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Tri Valley: Radio tags removed from three more Indian students
The US Immigration and Custom Enforcement (ICE) have removed radio tags from three more Indian students of the now shut-down Tri Valley University (TVU) in California and also returned their passports.Susmita Gongulee Thomas, the Consul General, Indian Consulate San Francisco, said ICE has returned the passports of these three students along with t...
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US authorities ask Tri Valley students to contact them for options
US immigration authorities today asked the 1,555 students of California-based Tri ValleyUniversity (TVU), which has been shut down on charges of visa fraud affecting hundreds of Indians, to contact them directly to find out the options they have to pursue their studies inthis country."Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) has taken further step...
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US is sensitive to problems of Indian students, says Roemer
Amid uproar over treatment meted out to Indians duped by a "sham" American university, the US today said it was "very sensitive" to the issue and will be attentive to the problems of the students from the country. "The US is very sensitive and attentive to this (matter)," US ambassador to India Timothy J Roemer told reporter...
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US promises 'good judgement' in handling students
After a strong protest lodged by India over the radio-tagging of Indian students US immigration authorities have promised "good judgement and common sense" while handling the case.The assurance was given by John Morton, Director of the US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) to the Indian Ambassador, Meera Shankar.Hundreds of Indians were enro...
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Tri-Valley University: Criminal charges for some students
A group of anxious students gather nearly everyday at the Indian Consulate in San Francisco, wondering if they will be deported.Today, there was an update for them, and it wasn't what they were hoping for. Some of them could face criminal charges. The students are from Tri-Valley University, a college near San Francisco, that has been shut do...
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2 radio-tagged Indian students sent to detention centre in US
Two Indian students duped by a "sham" American university and forced to wear radio tags were today sent to a detention centre in the US after they complained about the movement monitoring device tied to their legs. The two students of the now-shut California-based Tri Valley University, whose identity is not known immediately, would be released on...
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Two Tri Valley University students detained in US centre
As India expressed its concern over students being made to wear radio tags, two of the 18 students affected have been sent to a detention centre. They will have to furnish anywhere between $8,000 to $20,000 to be released, and could be deported after that. Many others have been served what is called a 'Notice to Appear', which is said to be the fir...
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Radio-tagging 'sham' university students excessive: India to US
After video footage surfaced from Tri-Valley university campus suggesting Indian students were being radio-tagged as part of electronic surveillance by US immigration authorities, the Ministry of External Affairs has summoned the US deputy chief of mission.
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US opens helpline for Indian students affected by 'sham university' closure
The US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) have established a helpline for the Indian students affected by the closure of Tri Valley University in California after an immigration scam."We have set up an email address and voicemail that Tri-Valley students can use to contact ICE Homeland Security Investigations directly with their questions," ...
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Another US university accused of visa fraud; hundreds of Indian students may be affected
Just a year after US officials shut down Tri Valley University in Sunnyvale California for a massive immigration fraud, another university has been charged with the same. The CEO of the Herguan University, 32-year-old Jerry Wang, has been arrested by US federal agents and charged with 15 counts of visa fraud. The investigation is underway but the ...
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Another Tri-Valley? Raids at university packed with Indians
The US has promised that it will protect the interests of hundreds of Indian students at the University of Northern Virginia (UNVA), which was raided yesterday by investigating and law enforcement agencies on charges of visa fraud.
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Tri Valley: Radio tags removed from three more Indian students
The US Immigration and Custom Enforcement (ICE) have removed radio tags from three more Indian students of the now shut-down Tri Valley University (TVU) in California and also returned their passports.Susmita Gongulee Thomas, the Consul General, Indian Consulate San Francisco, said ICE has returned the passports of these three students along with t...
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US authorities ask Tri Valley students to contact them for options
US immigration authorities today asked the 1,555 students of California-based Tri ValleyUniversity (TVU), which has been shut down on charges of visa fraud affecting hundreds of Indians, to contact them directly to find out the options they have to pursue their studies inthis country."Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) has taken further step...
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US is sensitive to problems of Indian students, says Roemer
Amid uproar over treatment meted out to Indians duped by a "sham" American university, the US today said it was "very sensitive" to the issue and will be attentive to the problems of the students from the country. "The US is very sensitive and attentive to this (matter)," US ambassador to India Timothy J Roemer told reporter...
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US promises 'good judgement' in handling students
After a strong protest lodged by India over the radio-tagging of Indian students US immigration authorities have promised "good judgement and common sense" while handling the case.The assurance was given by John Morton, Director of the US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) to the Indian Ambassador, Meera Shankar.Hundreds of Indians were enro...
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Tri-Valley University: Criminal charges for some students
A group of anxious students gather nearly everyday at the Indian Consulate in San Francisco, wondering if they will be deported.Today, there was an update for them, and it wasn't what they were hoping for. Some of them could face criminal charges. The students are from Tri-Valley University, a college near San Francisco, that has been shut do...
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2 radio-tagged Indian students sent to detention centre in US
Two Indian students duped by a "sham" American university and forced to wear radio tags were today sent to a detention centre in the US after they complained about the movement monitoring device tied to their legs. The two students of the now-shut California-based Tri Valley University, whose identity is not known immediately, would be released on...
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Two Tri Valley University students detained in US centre
As India expressed its concern over students being made to wear radio tags, two of the 18 students affected have been sent to a detention centre. They will have to furnish anywhere between $8,000 to $20,000 to be released, and could be deported after that. Many others have been served what is called a 'Notice to Appear', which is said to be the fir...
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Radio-tagging 'sham' university students excessive: India to US
After video footage surfaced from Tri-Valley university campus suggesting Indian students were being radio-tagged as part of electronic surveillance by US immigration authorities, the Ministry of External Affairs has summoned the US deputy chief of mission.
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US opens helpline for Indian students affected by 'sham university' closure
The US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) have established a helpline for the Indian students affected by the closure of Tri Valley University in California after an immigration scam."We have set up an email address and voicemail that Tri-Valley students can use to contact ICE Homeland Security Investigations directly with their questions," ...
