Tuesday, 2026-09-22 · · run 20260922T0530Z
White House Targets H-1B Abuse
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President issued an executive order on September 18, 2026, directing agencies to consider layoffs when processing H-1B applications.
The order requires the Secretary of State, Labor, and Homeland Security to take into account whether employer sponsors engaged in layoffs within the previous year.
The Secretary of Labor will begin reviewing data related to previously submitted labor condition applications within 30 days to determine whether further action is warranted.
The authority to issue rules and guidance to implement the order is delegated to the Secretary of State, Commerce, Labor, and Homeland Security.
Employers have laid off large numbers of highly skilled American workers and hired large numbers of H-1B workers.
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- Enhancing Program Integrity and Integrity and Interagency Coordination in the Administration of the H-1B Nonimmigrant Visa Program The White House
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