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Council member reports non-compliance by immigration service providers in Queens
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Council Member Gale A. Brewer presents findings from investigations conducted in Queens, revealing widespread non-compliance with city laws by businesses offering immigration-related services. The investigations found issues such as missing mandated signage, improper disclaimers, incorrect fee schedules, and illegal advertising as immigration consultants.
- Five businesses in Queens were observed, all found to be non-compliant
- Violations included lack of proper signage, disclaimers, and fee schedules
- At least one business illegally advertised as an immigration consultant
Gale A. Brewer
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Thank you very much.
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I chaired the Oversight and Investigations Committee, and there's a division there, wonderful investigators and attorneys.
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And they conducted observations in five queens business advertising immigration related services, Mostly offering immigration services as part of a separate business.
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And they found non compliance with city law in all five businesses.
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All things included.
0:56:58
Not posting the mandated signage, the disclaimers, fee schedules, all wrong.
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And at least one business has advertised it as an immigration consultant, which is absolutely prohibited by law.
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What is what's how can you handle obviously this is probably very prevalent.
0:57:16
How do you handle something like this?