California Immigration Services Executives Face Charges for Alleged Asylum Applications Scam

Published on October 15, 2024

Two executives of an immigration services company in California have been accused of inserting false statements into asylum applications and encouraging clients to lie during asylum interviews, prosecutors said. Dongquan “Derek” Jin and Yimin “Kelly” Lu have been indicted by a federal grand jury for allegedly aiding and abetting false statements on asylum applications, according to an Oct. 11 press release issued by the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Northern District of California. Jin and Lu ran Gospel Immigration Service, a company based in Newark, California, that provided clients with “assistance in applying for immigration documents and benefits, including asylum,” according to an indictment. Jin was the company’s chief executive officer, while Lu was the secretary and chief financial officer....

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