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38. Except ...
Mon Dec 2, 2019, 09:01 AM
Dec 2019

... seeking to purchase for a fake ID may be a crime. Enrolling in a US university that accrediting agencies and the DHS all say is legit is in no way a crime.

I thought intent played a role in crimes. I do not see any criminal intent in these students actions. I am not certain I see any criminal action either, unless they stayed in the country on a student visa once the "university" had shut down. Even then I would hope the law has enough leeway to allow a international students on a student visa the time to find a new school if their sponsoring school shuts down.

This may well have a chilling effect on legitimate universities recruitment of international students, who may then go to RUssia or CHina instead. That would be a loss both economically, educationally (as international students play a globalizing role at US schools), and in terms of the general US reputation abroad.

There may have been some justification for this action, but I do not see it.

ICE atreides1 Nov 2019 #1
If they had been thinking, DENVERPOPS Nov 2019 #19
What the ever lovin' fuck is this all about? Dyedinthewoolliberal Nov 2019 #2
Yes, exactly. James48 Nov 2019 #8
The people who set this up should be fired and arrested. lagomorph777 Nov 2019 #21
WOWOWOW ... WTFF? And what an utter and complete DICK MOVE by ICE ... nt mr_lebowski Nov 2019 #3
That's some fucking bullshit right there. TeamPooka Nov 2019 #4
This story makes about zero sense jberryhill Nov 2019 #5
Pump numbers to legitimize their organization? EarthFirst Nov 2019 #11
The Icestappo! Newest Reality Nov 2019 #6
This message was self-deleted by its author INdemo Nov 2019 #33
Except ... SomewhereInTheMiddle Dec 2019 #38
Utterly disgusting. ABOLISH ICE NOW! RobertDevereaux Nov 2019 #7
Great idea. Mr.Bill Nov 2019 #9
Why was it started in 2016 in the first place? virgogal Nov 2019 #10
Spoiler alert: freep.com is Detroit Free Press louis-t Nov 2019 #12
Thanks,I had clicked on it....and was a tad confused. virgogal Nov 2019 #13
It sounds like they set it up in order to lure in immigrants Sapient Donkey Nov 2019 #34
How is this not some form of entrapment ... fake University tricks real legally engaged students NotHardly Nov 2019 #14
It would be obvious when there were no classes ever held. MichMan Nov 2019 #15
Entrapment is design by the government to get someone to perform something illegal ... aggiesal Nov 2019 #20
A scam, not a sting. lagomorph777 Nov 2019 #22
Both actually ... aggiesal Nov 2019 #23
Here's the illegal activity committed by the "students" that was omitted: Aquaria Nov 2019 #16
It still doesn't make sense jberryhill Nov 2019 #17
In such cases law enforcement must.... reACTIONary Nov 2019 #26
This could have gone very wrong jberryhill Nov 2019 #28
You are right. nt reACTIONary Nov 2019 #30
Thanks for investigating further.... reACTIONary Nov 2019 #24
My issue is this. If you get a university falsely "accredited" and put it ... moriah Nov 2019 #35
That answers my questions from upstream. SomewhereInTheMiddle Dec 2019 #39
The "they should have known" argument isn't always applicable caraher Nov 2019 #18
Completely fake. And yet... ThoughtCriminal Nov 2019 #25
Where did tuition money go? Obviously laws were broken, but an accounting seems to be in order Kurt V. Nov 2019 #27
Shameful. Evil. Cruel. GanjaGrower Nov 2019 #29
This is the craziest d_r Nov 2019 #31
I hope the attorneys win JonLP24 Nov 2019 #32
This is sketchy from the start, I don't think this is one of those hughee99 Dec 2019 #36
Terrorists do like to to come here on student visas and have done that before, correct? Captain Zero Dec 2019 #37
This seems like a very big and expensive undertaking hughee99 Dec 2019 #40
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