“Infosys, the giant Indian technology outsourcing company, has agreed to pay $34 million in a civil settlement after federal prosecutors in Texas found it had committed \u201csystemic visa fraud and abuse\u201d when bringing temporary workers from India for jobs in American businesses, according to court documents and officials familiar with the case. The payment is the largest ever in a visa case,” the New York Times<\/a> reports.<\/p>\n “After an investigation of more than two years, prosecutors on Wednesday will unveil the settlement as well as its accusations that Infosys \u201cknowingly and unlawfully\u201d brought Indian workers into the United States on business visitor visas since 2008, which avoided the higher costs and delays of a longer-term employment visa the workers should have had. They will charge that Infosys systematically submitted misleading information to American immigration authorities and consular officials to obtain the faster visas, unfairly gaining a competitive edge and undercutting American workers qualified for the jobs.”<\/p>\n “Immigrant advocates on Monday asked international human rights monitors to step in and oversee the Obama administration\u2019s deportation policies, saying the U.S. is violating international standards both in how it detains people and who it chooses to deport,” the Washington Times<\/a> reports.<\/p>\n “Testifying to the Organization of American States\u2018 human rights commission, advocates said the U.S. government doesn\u2019t take into account family hardships when it decides to apprehend and deport illegal immigrants, and it said the administration treats illegal immigrants like criminals when it detains them.”<\/p>\nAmnesty Supporters Want OAS to Stop Deportations<\/h3>\n
Immigration Vote Could Happen Quickly in House<\/h3>\n