US court orders deportation of Indian national Mitul Patel after sentencing in visa fraud case

US court orders removal of Indian national Mitul Patel. An Indian national living unlawfully in the United States has received an order of removal after pleading guilty to his role in a conspiracy that staged fake armed robberies to support fraudulent U visa applications.According to the US Department of Justice (DOJ), Mitul Patel, 40, was sentenced by a federal court in Boston to one day in prison (time served), fined $1,000 and ordered deported after admitting his involvement in the visa fraud scheme.Paid to pose as robbery victimAccording to the official DOJ website, Patel pleaded guilty in June 2026 along with 10 others charged in the conspiracy after being arrested earlier this year.Federal prosecutors said he paid the alleged organiser, Rambhai Patel, to pose as a victim during a staged armed robbery at a convenience store in Worcester, Massachusetts, in October 2023.Investigators alleged that the conspiracy began in March 2023, when Rambhai Patel and his associates orchestrated fake armed robberies at at least six convenience stores, liquor shops and fast-food restaurants in Massachusetts and other states.Scheme allegedly exploited U visa programmeProsecutors said the staged...