The broader strategy against visa abuse directs the Departments of Labor and Homeland Security to scrutinize an employer's recent US layoffs during application reviews. The White House reports that registrations from the largest IT staffing and outsourcing firms have fallen 92% to 2,055 from a peak of 24,946. Vice President JD Vance has stated these reforms are intended to stop companies from replacing American staff with what he called "cheap foreign labor."
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Second District Judge Blocks $100,000 Trump H-1B Fee
US Politics20 days ago
Recent legal rulings have hampered the current administration's attempt to restrict immigration for highly skilled technical workers. A federal judge issued an order that prevents the collection of $100,000 payments for certain H-1B applicants, a mandate that was slated to remain in place through Sept. 21, 2027. This ruling is the second time a district court has stopped the government from enforcing the costly payment requirement.
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