US agents arrest 33 in visa fraud scam

Published November 17, 2006

WASHINGTON, Nov 16: US immigration agents arrested 33 people in 10 cities in connection with a visa fraud scheme that helped illegal migrants enter the US under a programme for religious workers, immigration authorities said on Wednesday.

The fraud was designed to help illegal immigrants, mostly from Pakistan, get visas that are strictly for religious employment, the US Immigration said.—Reuters