Washington, July 31, 2026: US Immigration and Customs Enforcement is seeking a civil penalty of $470,584 against New York immigration attorney Suraj Raj Singh over allegations involving asylum documents submitted in dozens of cases.
According to the Department of Homeland Security, Homeland Security Investigations issued a Notice of Intent to Fine after alleging that Singh prepared and submitted 118 fraudulent documents across 54 immigration cases.
The agency claims that declarations filed for different asylum applicants used identical or substantially similar language, factual narratives and descriptions of alleged persecution. Singh reportedly operates a nationwide practice that primarily represents Indian nationals seeking asylum before US immigration courts.
The proposed amount represents the maximum civil penalty ICE is seeking under the applicable immigration-document-fraud provisions.
However, the notice is not a final court ruling or a conclusive finding of wrongdoing. It begins a civil enforcement process during which the attorney can contest the allegations, request an administrative hearing and, where permitted, seek judicial review. No final penalty should be considered imposed until that process has concluded.
DHS says the action forms part of a broader campaign against suspected fraud in the asylum system. In June, ICE sought penalties totalling $255,232 against another immigration attorney over similar allegations involving 64 documents across 32 cases.
The cases may be significant for affected asylum applicants because questions about documents submitted by a representative can potentially create complications in individual immigration proceedings. Applicants concerned about their files should obtain independent legal advice rather than assume that the allegations automatically determine the outcome of their cases.
