Trump administration opens J-1 visa fraud investigation into nine universities
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The Trump administration has opened an investigation into nine U.S. universities over alleged fraud involving J-1 visas for foreign researchers, scholars and other exchange visitors.
Labor Department Inspector General Anthony D’Esposito announced the investigation at an Oct. 8 news conference in Washington alongside Vice President JD Vance. Subpoenas were served on Harvard, Yale, Stanford, MIT, Brown, the University of Pittsburgh, the University of California, Davis, the California Institute of Technology and Arizona State University.
D’Esposito said his office would examine whether visa abuse, foreign influence or improper financial relationships were compromising federally funded research. Vance accused the universities of using J-1 visa holders to reduce labor costs, saying the institutions employed them on federally funded grants at a rate of about 61%, compared with a national average of 38%. He also said U.S. graduate students and researchers earned about $20,000 more than people brought in under the program. The White House and Vance’s office did not immediately explain the source of those figures, according to STAT.
The investigation does not establish wrongdoing. Brown, Harvard and MIT confirmed receiving or reviewing subpoenas. Stanford said it complies with applicable visa laws and would cooperate. MIT said its J-1 visa holders had been vetted and authorized by the federal government. Arizona State said its hiring complied fully with U.S. law and policy, while Yale said it was committed to complying with federal visa rules.
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Trump administration opens J-1 visa fraud investigation into nine universities
The Trump administration has opened an investigation into nine U.S. universities over alleged fraud involving J-1 visas for foreign researchers, scholars and other exchange visitors.
Labor Department Inspector General Anthony D’Esposito announced the investigation at an Oct. 8 news conference in Washington alongside Vice President JD Vance. Subpoenas were served on Harvard, Yale, Stanford, MIT, Brown, the University of Pittsburgh, the University of California, Davis, the California Institute of Technology and Arizona State University.
D’Esposito said his office would examine whether visa abuse, foreign influence or improper financial relationships were compromising federally funded research. Vance accused the universities of using J-1 visa holders to reduce labor costs, saying the institutions employed them on federally funded grants at a rate of about 61%, compared with a national average of 38%. He also said U.S. graduate students and researchers earned about $20,000 more than people brought in under the program. The White House and Vance’s office did not immediately explain the source of those figures, according to STAT.
The investigation does not establish wrongdoing. Brown, Harvard, MITHarvard and StanfordMIT confirmed receiving or reviewing subpoenas. Stanford said it complies with applicable visa laws and would cooperate. MIT said its J-1 visa holders had been vetted and authorized by the federal government. Arizona State said its hiring complied fully with U.S. law and policy, while Yale said it was committed to complying with federal visa rules.
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