NBC News reported earlier this month that FBI Director Kash Patel has redirected resources towards combating illegal immigration.

An example of that effort came on Saturday when Patel announced the arrest of two individuals for allegedly selling fraudulent visas.

Pakistani men charged with multiple offenses

"Abdul Hadi Murshid and Muhammad Salman Nasir — two individuals out of Texas who allegedly oversaw and operated a criminal enterprise circumventing American immigration laws by selling fraudulent visa applications," Patel wrote in a social media post.

Major arrests out of @FBIDallas.

Abdul Hadi Murshid and Muhammad Salman Nasir — two individuals out of Texas who allegedly oversaw and operated a criminal enterprise circumventing American immigration laws by selling fraudulent visa applications.

Well done to our FBI teams and… https://t.co/w7BGcbD5BY

— FBI Director Kash Patel (@FBIDirectorKash) May 24, 2025

According to Breitbart, a press release put out by the Department of Justice (DOJ) explained that Murshid and Nasir have been charged with slew of federal offenses.

They include conspiracy to defraud the United States, visa fraud, money laundering conspiracy, and Racketeering Influenced and Corrupt Organization Act (RICO) conspiracy.

What's more, the two men, who are originally from Pakistan, stand accused of unlawfully obtaining and attempting to obtain United States citizenship.

Men "allegedly oversaw an international criminal enterprise"

Acting U.S. Attorney Chad E. Meacham declared that the "defendants are charged with engaging in extensive measures to hide a massive, multi-year, immigration fraud scheme through which they reaped substantial personal financial gain."

"Pursuing criminal charges to deter and punish this type of flagrant disregard for the lawful immigration process is a top priority of this Office," he asserted.

"The defendants allegedly oversaw an international criminal enterprise for years that repeatedly undermined our nation’s immigration laws," Meacham went on to add.

FBI Dallas Special Agent in Charge R. Joseph Rothrock spoke up as well, saying, "These laws are necessary to protect national security and safeguard the lawful immigration process."

Defendants could face up to 20 years in prison, loss of citizenship

"The FBI and our law enforcement partners will hold any individual accountable that misuses their position of trust for personal profit," Rothrock stressed.

Authorities say that Murshid and Nasir created classified advertisements for nonexistent jobs in order to exploit the EB-2, EB-3, and H-1B visa programs.

The DOJ's press release explained that if convicted, the pair could be sentenced to 20 years in prison while Murshid faces the prospect of losing his citizenship.