11 charged for alleged sham marriages to help Chinese nationals get green cards

The U.S. Department of Justice has charged 11 individuals for their alleged roles in a large-scale immigration fraud scheme. Prosecutors claim the defendants facilitated more than 1,000 sham marriages between Chinese nationals and U.S. citizens to help the foreign nationals obtain permanent residency, or green cards, in the United States.

The charges follow an investigation into the operation, which reportedly used fraudulent unions to bypass standard immigration protocols. The case highlights ongoing federal efforts to combat organized marriage fraud within the U.S. immigration system.