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Austin Kocher, PhD0

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I study the immigration enforcement system. Geographer. Prof. in @NewhouseSU at @SyracuseU & Fellow at @Immigration_Lab/@AU_CLALS.

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Mar 23, 2026
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 Amer...
SummaryThe US government has collected over $1 billion in immigration fees while blocking citizens from 92 countries from obtaining visas through multiple executive proclamations, with no denials, refunds, or explanations—affecting over 561,000 applicants and constituting what experts call the largest fee fraud in American immigration history. The State Department is allegedly instructing officials not to inform applicants they're banned while continuing to process fees, leaving affected groups like Cubans (543 million in fees) and Venezuelans (138 million) in indefinite limbo without statutory authority.9 tweets1 min read