Children participate in a U.S. citizenship ceremony at the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) district office in New York on Jan. 29, 2013. John Moore/Getty Images
The U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) is updating its policies related to the Violence Against Women Act (VAWA) following concerns about “rampant fraud” being committed by immigrants applying for the program, the agency said in a statement on Dec. 22.U.S. citizens and lawful permanent residents who wish to bring family members to the United States through the family-based immigration process must file petitions to sponsor their relatives. However, this creates a situation where the petitioner could abuse the immigrant family members by threatening to withhold the petition.We had a problem loading this article. Please enable javascript or use a different browser. If the issue persists, please visit our help center.
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