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Shady immigration attorneys laughed off the law — now they’ll have to pay for their asylum games

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This week, the Department of Homeland Security announced a new effort to crack down on asylum fraud — by going after the lawyers who enable it.

DHS will be imposing civil fines on attorneys who file bogus and frivolous protection applications on behalf of their alien clients. 

About time: For decades, various administrations have turned a blind eye to those who exploit Americans’ humanitarian instincts for pecuniary gain. 

By its nature, fraud generally is one of the hardest crimes to prove — it’s axiomatic in law enforcement that the greatest con artists are the ones who never got caught. 

Our generous asylum laws, however, almost encourage fraud. 

To ensure immigrants aren’t returned to persecution or torture back home, the US asylum statute is intentionally lax on the evidence applicants must present to support their claims.  

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Applicants’ testimony alone “may be sufficient to sustain” their burden of proof “without corroboration,” but only if the court finds it credible and concludes........

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