Author: Staff

On March 12, 2024, in a landmark case exposing widespread abuse of the immigration system, four individuals from Los Angeles have been sentenced in federal court in Boston for their roles in running a marriage fraud agency that facilitated over 600 sham marriages to circumvent U.S. immigration laws. The defendants, Philippine nationals Marcialito Biol Benitez (known as “Mars”), Juanita Pacson, Engilbert Ulan, and Nino Valmeo, operated an agency that paired foreign nationals with U.S. citizens in fraudulent marriages. The goal: obtaining green cards for non-citizen clients under false pretenses, including fabricated claims of domestic abuse under the Violence Against Women…

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