Students Accused of Visa Fraud Released on Bail
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Two Pakistani students who were taken into custody after the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks and later charged with visa fraud were ordered released on bond Tuesday by a federal magistrate in Los Angeles.
Ahmed Atta and Salman Hyder, both 19, were ordered to return to court Dec. 31 for arraignment on charges that they lied about their immigration status to take jobs.
Atta and Hyder, who lived in Fountain Valley, were taken into custody for questioning on Oct. 8. Last week, an immigration judge gave them until Dec. 21 to leave the country voluntarily. The next day, they were charged with visa fraud.
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