US Justice Department Announces Probe Into H-1B Visa Misuse | World News

The US Department of Justice (DOJ) intensified the recruitment practices review within the scope of the H-1B Visa program and called for workers and employers to inform US citizens to inform the US citizens unjustly ignored in favor of foreign visa holders.

Harmeet Dhillon, Deputy Chief Public Prosecutor of India, is leading the initiative. DHillon was elected by US President Donald Trump shortly after winning the election in December last year.

On Thursday, DHillon announced that the department had opened a “several” investigation and already took action against “some” employers. “Send your leadership to us,” he called the Americans to reach the Doj help line.

The H-1B program, which is limited to an annual 85,000 new visa, allows US companies to hire qualified foreign workers in fields such as technology and engineering. However, critics, including US Trade Secretary Howard Lutnick and Florida Governor Ron Desantis, argued that outsourcing companies suppress wages and change their American capabilities.

In an interview with Fox News on Tuesday, Lutnick called the current H1B visa system as “a scam, and called on US businesses to give priority to hiring“ American workers ..

Lutnick also announced that he was “involved in change”. Desantis increased similar concerns and called the program “summer industry ..

The Department of Internal Security has proposed changes in the current system by eliminating lottery installation with a “weighted selection process”.

Indian workers are more than 70 percent of the H-1 visa approvals every year, primarily due to a great accumulation of approval and many talented immigrants from the country.

On Wednesday, in a relevant development, the Trump administration has also announced a four -year limit and announced new plans to restrict visas for international students.

India is the largest international source in the USA and comes more than 330,000 in 2024, followed by China.

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