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Re:ICE set up a fake university; 100s enrolled, not realizin... by yasp on Thursday January 31, 2019 @11:22AM (#19045906)
Enrolling in the school ostensibly isn't illegal per se.
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Re:ICE set up a fake university; 100s enrolled, not realizin... by belltaco on Thursday January 31, 2019 @11:27AM (#19045961)
Can there be civil suits against the government for time and money wasted in enrolling into fake universities that are fraudulently certified as legit?

I am struggling to find a good analogy here. Like a fake cop that is certified as legit by the police department? Wouldn't that make him a real cop as far as the law is concerned? How is this a fake univ if it's certified as legit by ICE?

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