BI vows renewed crackdown amid 9G visa scandal; four lawyers fired | Joel R. San Juan and Butch Fernandez

THE Bureau of Immigration (BI) said it has relieved four immigration lawyers assigned to its Legal Division’s Visa Task Force last month pending their investigation for possible involvement in the issuance of hundreds of pre-arranged employment (9G) visas to foreign nationals petitioned by fake companies. BI spokesman Dana Sandoval, in a text message, also…

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