A couple in the Northern Marianas has been charged with illlegally harbouring two Chinese for cash.
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The Homeland Security Investigations Task Force filed a criminal complaint last week, charging Francisco Tydingco and Lili Zhang Tydingco with two counts of harbouring illegal aliens.
The Tydingcos allegedly picked up a child in China after telling the girl's parents they could enrol her in a public school and she will eventually get a green card if her parents paid up to US$20,000.
In additional Rongxue Liu, the child's purported uncle, had claimed he paid Lili Tydingco US$7,000 in exchange for helping him enter into a fake marriage and obtain a green card.
Both the girl and Mr Liu are classed as overstayers in the U.S. territory.
