17 episodes
Until Green Card Do Us Part John Sampson
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Immigration Marriage made a few feet short of heaven.
Of the roughly 450,000 marriage based visas issued every year in the US, it is estimated that ⅓ of them are based on fraudulent marriages.
This show is for US citizens who find themselves having been duped into marriage by a foreign "spouse" simply for the spouse to get a green card. We deal with immigration marriage fraud issues on this show.
Hosted by John Sampson, CEO of CSI Consulting LLC, a retired Immigration and Customs Enforcement Agent now in private consulting practice and Emilie Cortes, a victim of marriage fraud. .
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Episode 17 90-Day Fiancee Part 1
Emilie and I begin discussing the hit TLC program 90-Day Fiancee and how this show romanticizes marriage fraud.
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Episode 16 VAWA Continued
Let's welcome Emilie as the new Co-Host of the show. We'll be discussing the GAO Report that is highly critical of USCIS' lack of fraud prevention. You can read the report here: https://www.gao.gov/products/gao-19-676
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Episode 15 The Violence Against Women Act, pros and cons
In this episode, Emilie and I discuss VAWA and how it was supposed to help abused immigrants and how its been hijacked by scammers to get a green card by throwing the US citizen squarely under the bus, leaving the US citizen with no recourse.
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Episode 14 Emilie's Divorce and the I-864
In this episode, we go over Emilie's Divorce judgment and discuss how the judge used the I-864 Affidavit of Support to ensure the "immigrant" was not harmed, at Emilie's expense.
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Episode 13 The I-864 shakedown, Part II or How Americans Get to Pay for the Privilege of Being Scammed
We continue with Emilie this week, exploring possible fixes for the I-864 Affidavit of Support.
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Episode 12 A look at the I-864 Affidavit of Support OR How a US citizen gets to pay for the privilege of being scammed.
Last week, Emilie appeared on the show to tell us her story. This week she continues with her experiences with her immigration attorney who didn’t do her any favors, and how the I-864 has come to pay her a visit.