五人因欺诈并滥用H-2A签证项目走私外国劳工被起诉
发布日期 2026年9月18日
佐治亚州南区联邦检察官宣布,五名被告因欺诈利用H-2A农业劳工签证项目走私并剥削外国劳工而被起诉。USCIS与国土安全调查局、国务院和劳工部等机构共同协助了这项调查。
要点
- 来自佐治亚州Alma和Rowlett的五名被告被控共谋签证欺诈、签证欺诈以及为牟利教唆非法入境。
- 被告据称谎报劳工的工作地点和居住安排,并违反H-2A项目规定。
- 他们向劳工索取不正当款项,没收其护照,部分情况下使用威胁或暴力手段。
- 签证到期后,该团伙据称帮助劳工非法滞留,并收取额外费用将其转移至美国其他地区。
- 若罪名成立,最高刑期从共谋罪的5年到非法移民持有枪支罪的15年不等。
- 起诉仅为指控,所有被告在被证明有罪前均推定无罪。
影响对象
此案涉及H-2A签证项目的雇主、农业劳工以及关注项目诚信的相关人员。
建议行动
USCIS建议任何发现涉嫌移民福利欺诈或滥用行为的人士通过USCIS举报表(Tip Form)进行举报。
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发布日期
Release Date
2026年9月18日
09/18/2026
亚特兰大, 美国公民及移民服务局(USCIS)支持了一项联邦调查,该调查导致五人因在一项利用非移民签证工人项目的计划中所扮演的角色而被起诉。被告人以欺诈手段获取工人签证,并将外国人偷运入境美国。佐治亚州南区联邦检察官宣布了这一消息。
ATLANTA — U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) supported a federal investigation that resulted in the indictment of five people for their roles in a scheme to exploit a nonimmigrant visa worker program. The defendants fraudulently obtained worker visas and smuggled aliens into the United States. The U.S. Attorney for Southern District of Georgia made the announcement.
根据法庭文件,现年61岁、又名“玛莎·帕特里夏·雷森德斯·桑切斯”或“玛塔”的玛莎·阿基诺(Martha Aquino);现年49岁的埃万杰琳娜·阿基诺·德·加尔万(Evangelina Aquino De Galvan);现年38岁的胡利奥·塞万提斯(Julio Cervantes),三人均来自佐治亚州阿尔玛;以及现年41岁、又名“奇基林”、来自佐治亚州罗利特的马尔科·塞万提斯(Marco Cervantes);还有现年31岁、来自墨西哥的非法外国人胡安·费利佩·罗梅罗·洛佩斯(Juan Felipe Romero-Lopez),共谋利用H-2A签证项目,通过欺诈手段获取临时签证,将工人带入美国。
According to court documents, Martha Aquino, also known as “Martha Patricia Resendez Sanchez” or “Marta,” 61; Evangelina Aquino De Galvan, 49; and Julio Cervantes, 38, all of Alma, Georgia; as well as Marco Cervantes, also known as “Chiquilin,” 41, of Rowlett, Georgia; and Juan Felipe Romero-Lopez, 31, an illegal alien from Mexico, conspired to exploit the H-2A visa program by fraudulently obtaining temporary visas to bring workers into the United States.
被告人就工人将在何处工作和居住一事撒谎,且未遵守管辖该签证项目的法律和规则。具体而言,他们在工人申请H-2A签证或开始在美国工作之前,要求并收取工人支付的不当费用。他们没收并扣留工人的身份证件,包括护照,并有时对工人实施威胁或暴力,以阻止其离开或不工作。工人的签证到期后,共谋者使他们得以继续留在美国,甚至提出以收取额外不当费用为条件,将其运送至美国其他地方。
The defendants lied about where the workers would work and reside and did not comply with the laws and rules governing the visa program. Specifically, they demanded and received improper payments from the workers before the workers could seek H-2A visas or begin working in the United States. They confiscated and withheld the workers’ identification documents, including passports, and at times threatened or used violence against the workers to deter them from leaving or failing to work. After the workers’ visas expired, the conspirators enabled them to remain in the United States and even offered to transport them elsewhere in the United States in exchange for additional improper payments.
阿基诺、胡利奥·塞万提斯和马尔科·塞万提斯已被逮捕。阿基诺·德·加尔万仍在逃。罗梅罗·洛佩斯此前于2026年5月因非法外国人非法持有枪支被指控后已被拘留。阿基诺、阿基诺·德·加尔万和胡利奥·塞万提斯被控共谋实施签证欺诈、签证欺诈,以及为商业利益和个人私利怂恿和诱使外国人非法进入美国。马尔科·塞万提斯被控共谋实施签证欺诈和签证欺诈。罗梅罗·洛佩斯被控共谋实施签证欺诈以及作为非法外国人持有枪支。
Aquino, Julio Cervantes, and Marco Cervantes were arrested. Aquino De Galvan remains at large. Romero-Lopez has been detained after being originally charged in May 2026 for unlawful possession of a firearm by an illegal alien. Aquino, Aquino De Galvan, and Julio Cervantes are charged with conspiring to commit visa fraud, visa fraud, and encouraging and inducing aliens to enter the United States illegally for commercial advantage and private gain. Marco Cervantes is charged with conspiring to commit visa fraud and visa fraud. Romero-Lopez is charged with conspiring to commit visa fraud and being an illegal alien in possession of a firearm.
若罪名成立,五名被告均面临因签证欺诈共谋罪最高五年监禁的处罚。阿基诺、阿基诺·德·加尔万、胡利奥·塞万提斯和马尔科·塞万提斯还各自面临因签证欺诈罪最高十年监禁的处罚。阿基诺、阿基诺·德·加尔万和胡利奥·塞万提斯各自面临因怂恿和诱使非法入境罪最高十年监禁的处罚,罗梅罗·洛佩斯则面临因非法外国人持有枪支罪最高十五年监禁的处罚。
If convicted, all five defendants face a maximum penalty of five years in prison for visa fraud conspiracy. Aquino, Aquino De Galvan, Julio Cervantes, and Marco Cervantes also each face a maximum penalty of 10 years in prison for visa fraud. Aquino, Aquino De Galvan, and Julio Cervantes each face a maximum penalty of 10 years in prison for encouraging and inducing illegal entry, and Romero-Lopez faces a maximum penalty of 15 years in prison for being an illegal alien in possession of a firearm.
本案由美国移民及海关执法局(ICE)设在萨凡纳的国土安全调查处、美国国务院外交安全局、劳工部监察长办公室以及佐治亚州调查局负责调查。国土安全调查处设在华盛顿特区的人口走私组、美国海关及边境保护局(CBP)国家目标中心国际拦截特遣队以及USCIS协助开展了此项调查。
This case is being investigated by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement Homeland Security Investigations in Savannah, the U.S. Department of State’s Diplomatic Security Service, the Department of Labor’s Office of Inspector General, and the Georgia Bureau of Investigation. HSI’s Human Smuggling Unit in Washington, D.C.; U.S. Custom and Border Protection’s National Targeting Center International Interdiction Task Force; and USCIS assisted with the investigation.
起诉书仅为指控。所有被告在法院依法证明有罪之前均被推定无罪。
An indictment is merely an allegation. All defendants are presumed innocent until proven guilty beyond a reasonable doubt in a court of law.
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2026年9月18日
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