USCIS updates its official website for reporting immigration fraud in September 2026

The U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services, or USCIS, offers a digital channel for citizens and residents to report suspected immigration fraud anonymously or with their contact details.

The official website operates through the Protect America Together initiative and directs users to the Secure Tip Portal. The portal centralizes reports about serious violations and lets users classify the suspected activity through a list of predefined categories.

USCIS says the channel exists to receive information for evaluation, not to answer questions about the status of a submitted report. Users must describe what happened and identify the location connected to the suspected activity. The information is sent securely to the agency’s servers.

The system covers operational violations and breaches of immigration law. It includes fraud involving student, refugee and religious visas, abuse by notaries, illegal legal practice and attempts to manipulate immigration benefits. Reports may concern individuals or companies, as well as conduct that could harm institutions or national security.

The agency asks users to provide as many specific details as possible. The form can request suspects’ names, dates of birth, addresses and, when available, alien registration or receipt numbers. Users can attach up to five files as evidence. Accepted formats include PDF, JPEG, Word, PNG, RTF, TXT, HEIC and TIFF, with files limited to 10 megabytes.