BBC NEWS | ‘Fraud’ halts US refugee scheme
The United States has suspended a programme aimed at reuniting refugees in Africa with relatives in the US because of widespread fraud.
The US state department said DNA tests showed the majority of those applying had no family relationships in the US.
Thousands of Africans have been allowed to settle in the US under its P3 family reunification programme.
The scheme offers close family members the chance to join loved ones who have already made America their home.
But DNA tests on applicants in seven African countries showed that only around 20% of those trying to enter the US actually had a family relationship.
Well duh! African fraud?! Whoever heard of such a thing. Imagine that.
