An investigation conducted by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, Maryland; along with U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services; Department of State Diplomatic Security Service and the U.S. Attorney’s Office for Maryland, led to federal charges for four individuals — Ella Zuran, 65, Tatiana Sigal, 74, and Alexandra Tkach, 41, of New York City, New York; along with Shawnta Hopper, 33, of Sicklerville, New Jersey — for facilitating visa and marriage fraud.
Leonardo Estrada, 41, will serve the next 288 months in prison. He pleaded guilty May 22, 2023.
An investigation by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement resulted in charges against a Rwandan man for lying on his applications for a green card and United States citizenship by concealing his past role as a local leader and perpetrator of violence during the genocide in Rwanda in 1994.
U.S. immigration and Customs Enforcement issued a notice of intent to fine three local businesses over $8 million following worksite audits that uncovered widespread employment eligibility violations.
Immigration and Customs Enforcement Philadelphia removed Jeovann Anthony Forde, a citizen of Jamaica with a final order of removal, to his home country on March 27.