There have been recent reports of Indian nationals in the U.S. receiving phone calls
from people falsely representing themselves as DHS employees asking the foreign
nationals to pay a penalty via money transfer to resolve discrepancies in their
immigration cases. The people making the phone calls have had access to
personal information such as passport numbers and foreign addresses and have
threatened adverse actions such as deportation.
According to one source, phone calls have come from Ohio numbers with a 567 area code and Washington, DC number with a 202 area code.
The Department of State, USCIS and the CIS Ombudsman are aware of the situation. If you have been contacted by someone claiming to represent the Department of Homeland Security, please contact immigration@ohr.gatech.edu immediately.
