Donald Trump promised to clean up the corrupt swamp in Washington, D.C.
He’s been working around the clock to root out bad actors in the federal government.
And a crooked federal worker got exposed for one scheme that will make Donald Trump livid.
Federal immigration officer caught running decade-long bribery scheme
President Trump’s crackdown on immigration corruption just scored a major victory with the arrest of a federal employee who had been systematically ripping off desperate immigrants for nearly ten years.
Amara Dukuly, 43, of Brookhaven, Pennsylvania, an immigration officer employed by U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS), was arrested and charged with bribery of a public official, arising from his alleged solicitation of a bribe in exchange for official acts.
The shocking corruption case reveals just how deep the swamp runs in the federal bureaucracy that Trump is working to drain.
Federal prosecutors allege that Dukuly spent nearly a decade exploiting his government position to scam immigrants seeking legal status.
The criminal complaint details how he promised desperate people he could help them get green cards, work permits, and visas in exchange for cash payments.
But here’s the part that makes this case even more infuriating – court documents reveal Dukuly’s actual job responsibilities gave him zero authority to deliver on any of these promises.
This corrupt bureaucrat was taking money from vulnerable people while knowing full well he couldn’t deliver on his promises.
The final straw came when Dukuly accepted $6,000 from an undercover federal informant who was pretending to be from Tajikistan and needed immigration help.
Federal agents secretly recorded their April meeting in a Walmart parking lot in Eddystone, where Dukuly took the cash and promised to resolve the fake immigrant’s case.
Court records show Dukuly never lifted a finger to help after pocketing the money.
It’s exactly the kind of corruption that makes hardworking Americans lose faith in their government.
Years-long investigation exposes systemic corruption
Federal investigators didn’t just stumble onto this corruption – they’ve been building a case against Dukuly since 2017, according to prosecutors.
That means this crooked scheme was running throughout the entire Biden-Harris administration while they turned a blind eye to corruption in their own ranks.
The criminal complaint details six additional cases where Dukuly allegedly demanded payments from vulnerable immigrants in exchange for bogus promises to fix their legal status.
According to his LinkedIn page, Dukuly has worked for USCIS for over 10 years and previously served in the Army.
This makes his betrayal of public trust even more disgusting – a veteran who took an oath to serve his country was instead lining his own pockets by exploiting vulnerable people seeking legal immigration status.
The investigation involved multiple federal agencies working together to catch this corrupt bureaucrat in the act.
Multiple federal agencies worked together to catch this corrupt bureaucrat, including the Department of Homeland Security Office of Inspector General, Homeland Security Investigations, and the Federal Bureau of Investigation.
U.S. Attorney David Metcalf’s office made it clear that Dukuly wasn’t just taking bribes – he was stealing money from immigrants and using it for his own personal expenses while providing absolutely nothing in return.
Trump’s cleanup operation is working
This arrest comes at a time when President Trump is systematically rooting out corruption and incompetence throughout the federal government as part of his America First agenda.
The President has made it crystal clear that there’s zero tolerance for federal employees who abuse their positions to enrich themselves at the expense of the American people and legal immigrants trying to follow the rules.
This case perfectly illustrates why Trump created the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) to identify waste, fraud, and abuse in the federal bureaucracy.
While Trump is working to streamline legal immigration and make the system work better for people who follow the law, corrupt bureaucrats like Dukuly were sabotaging the system from within.
The timing of this arrest is particularly significant because it shows that Trump’s renewed focus on cleaning up the immigration system is already paying dividends.
Federal law enforcement agencies are now empowered to go after corrupt officials who have been operating with impunity for years.
Officials are asking anyone who may have been victim to Dukuly or any other government employee accused of soliciting bribes to call the DHS hotline to report additional cases of corruption.
This case sends a clear message to other corrupt federal employees that the days of operating in the shadows are over.
President Trump promised to drain the swamp, and cases like this prove he’s keeping his word by rooting out the corrupt bureaucrats who have been betraying the public trust for far too long.
The American people deserve a federal government that works for them, not against them, and Trump is making sure that’s exactly what they get.
