USCIS NTA Procedures and Fraud Findings [pdf]

This memorandum revises guidance to USCIS officers on how to process and prioritize cases in which a non-citizen appears to be removable, to include some self-petitioners whose adjustment of status application is found deniable (at page 3). Additionally, the memo also prioritizes removal for cases denied by USCIS based on fraud. In all pending cases, including VAWA self-petitions where there is a suspicion of fraud. In cases where fraud has been verified and the denial is at least in part based on a finding of fraud, USCIS will Issue an Notice to Appear (NTA) once it denies the case after the fraud is verified through an administrative inquiry by USCIS FDNS at (page 7).