U.S. Court Rejects Donald Trump-Era Changes In H-1B Visa Rules

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A senior U.S. district judge temporarily blocked visa rules in December last year. (Representation)

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A U.S. federal judge on Wednesday rejected Trump-era changes to H-1B visa policies that would prevent U.S. companies from replacing American workers with cheaper foreign labor.

Nicholas Iovino, who writes for the Courthouse News Service, a nationwide service for lawyers and news media, said the rules restricting H-1B visas were proven invalid because they were released under an act secretary of the Department of Homeland Security unlawfully appointed to the role

Businesses and universities have complained that the Trump administration has moved the H-1B visa system from a lottery that selects applicants at random to one that prioritizes higher-paying jobs that will make it harder to hire. and recruitment of skilled foreign workers and students, the Courthouse News Service reported

The rules applied to workers in the tech industry as well as doctors, accountants, professors, scientists and architects.

Senior U.S. District Judge Jeffery White temporarily blocked the rules in December last year after a coalition of business groups and academic institutions led by the U.S. Chamber of Commerce accused of blocking them, the Courthouse News Service reported .

Last year Judge White also stopped a separate attempt by former President Donald Trump to suspend certain types of non-immigration work visas, knowing he had no authority to make major changes. in a proclamation proclamation.

The Chamber of Commerce and its affiliates have ruled that the rules violate the Immigration and Nationality Act, which states that noncitizens must be granted “H-1B visas” in the order in which petitions were filed. for such visas ”, Iovino said.

A system that ranks and selects visa petitions based on wage level that contradicts the text of that law, the plaintiffs argued.

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