The Express Entry pool decreased by over 2,200 candidates between August 3 and August 16, driven largely by declines in the 351-400 and 501-600 score bands.
A 37-year-old Mexican national received a 21-month prison term after pleading guilty to a conspiracy that staged robberies to help illegal immigrants fraudulently obtain U visas, a program meant for genuine crime victims.
The U.S. government has filed charges to denaturalize a man born in India for using a false identity to become a U.S. citizen.
A Miami resident has been charged with fraud and identity theft for allegedly impersonating a deceased doctor to help naturalization applicants bypass U.S. citizenship test requirements. The case is part of a larger national healthcare fraud takedown.