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Rising concerns about immigration services fraud in New York
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Council Member Avilés highlights the increasing problem of immigration services fraud in New York, noting that complaints have risen over the past year and advocates have been warning about growing threats.
- Complaints of immigration services fraud have increased in the past year
- Fraud tends to become more rampant when demand for legal services increases
- Increased immigration or a more complicated legal landscape can contribute to the rise in fraud
Alexa Avilés
0:06:29
Over the past year complaints of immigration services fraud in New York have increased and advocates have consistently been ringing the alarm on these growing threats.
0:06:40
Oftentimes immigration services fraud becomes more rampant in periods where demand for legal services increases.
0:06:47
This could be because of increased immigration or because of immigration legal landscape has become so much more complicated.