250 students, mostly from India, been arrested in a sting operation
New York sources reported that total of about 250 students, mostly from india, have been arrested in a sting operation by US immigration officials who set up a fake university in sting operation. About 90 students were arrested in recent months in addition to the 161 the officials said they had arrested in march after the crackdown on those enrolled at the fake institution called Farmington university, the Detroit Free press reported on Wednesday.
The institution was set up by the Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) section of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) originally to catch those who recruited students on false premises and students got caught up in the operation.
Framington university had no real faculty or facilities and after getting admission there, students were able to work elsewhere using its practical training programme and the crackdown began in january when about 100 students were arrested in early morning raids, the American telugu Association reported at that time. It said that warrants had been issued for 600 students. Around the same time, the DHS filed charges in a federal court in Detroit against eight persons who allegedly acted as recruiters for scam.