Protecting Immigrants From Legal Exploitation Act of 2026

This bill creates a federal crime for running schemes to defraud people in connection with immigration matters, with up to 10 years in prison, and up to 15 years for falsely claiming to be an attorney or accredited representative. People convicted would have to repay clients for the services they fraudulently provided. It requires paid preparers of immigration filings to sign forms and identify themselves, and lets the Attorney General sue to stop fraudulent immigration service providers. Immigrants harmed by such fraud could withdraw and refile applications, and the bill creates an outreach program and grants to nonprofits that provide legal help to immigrants.

Full text and official record on Congress.gov

Sponsors

• Bill Foster Democrat sponsor
• 18 cosponsors