I think if the government said “these workers are no longer legal and we are revoking their visas” like they did to TPS immigrants that would make more sense.
To make up evidence en masse seems a whole other level
To make up evidence en masse seems a whole other level
It seems that everyone on that ship was having their work visas revoked regardless, and on the way out, the authorities were trying to find out how many they could charge with a crime as well.