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The US government collected over $1 billion in immigration fees then refused to process the applications. No denials. No refunds. Just silence. This is the largest fee fraud in the history of the American immigration system. Here's what's happening. 🧵
![A screenshot from a court filing reads, in part:
"Julio Noriega is 54 years old, was born in Chicago, and is a U.S. citizen.
On January 31, 2025, he was walking [...] in Berwyn, Illinois, handing out his resume to local businesses.
As he walked out of a Jiffy Lube, he was approached by ICE officers who grabbed and handcuffed him and put him into a van, without an opportunity to explain his citizenship.
The officers drove Julio and others around for more than an hour before bringing him to an ICE processing center, where he remained, still handcuffed, for several more hours.
All the while, Julio had a wallet containing identification that ICE had confiscated.
The officers never showed Julio a warrant, and they did not ask him any questions to ascertain whether he was a noncitizen or a flight risk.
After about 10 hours, ICE officers reviewed the contents of Julio’s wallet, realized he was a U.S. citizen, and released him with no money and no paperwork."](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/GmRmNDtbYAA_hoR.png)
