The Department of Homeland Security has eliminated the longstanding 'deference' policy that allowed USCIS examiners to automatically approve visa…
Visa & Immigration
H-1B, OPT, L-1, and work authorization news and policy changes that affect hiring, IT staffing, and recruiting foreign talent in the U.S.
ICE is advancing ERO-1, an AI-powered domestic surveillance program that would integrate commercial location data, social media scraping, utility…
A convergence of aggressive immigration enforcement, an aging journeyman workforce, and surging demand from data center construction is deepening…
Cross-border trucking capacity between the U.S…
The Trump administration has targeted Microsoft over its simultaneous layoff of roughly 6,000 U.S…
The EEOC filed a lawsuit against Sibitalent Corp., a technology sector employment agency, alleging it openly preferred to hire only H-1B visa holders…
The U.S…
The Trump administration has suspended Infosys, TCS, Cognizant, Wipro, HCL, Microsoft, Capgemini, and Adobe from the PERM Permanent Labor…
The Trump Administration has suspended eight major tech and IT outsourcing firms — including Microsoft, Adobe, Cognizant, Infosys, TCS, Wipro…
Vice President JD Vance has accused Microsoft and major IT outsourcing firms — including Cognizant, Infosys, Tata, Wipro, and Capgemini — of…
A newly formed federal Visa Fraud Strike Team, announced by VP JD Vance and DOL Inspector General Anthony D'Esposito, is investigating nine major…
The Trump administration is suspending Microsoft, Adobe, Capgemini, Cognizant, HCL, Infosys, Tata, and Wipro from the PERM labor certification…
Kansas Sen…
The Trump administration announced it is suspending Microsoft from participating in the green card program used to sponsor H-1B visa holders for…
The EEOC filed a national origin discrimination lawsuit on Sept…
Immigration enforcement raids in southwest Kansas during late September detained roughly 110 workers, forcing beef processing plants operated by…
Port Arthur Independent School District reported a 21% increase in certified teacher hires from 2023–2024 to 2026–2027, relying heavily on…
The EEOC has filed suit against Sibitalent Corp., a Texas-based IT staffing firm, alleging it refused to refer a qualified American applicant for a…
A DHS Office of Inspector General report found that ICE was unable to locate most of nearly 105,000 Priority 1 visa overstay targets—those flagged as…
On September 18, 2026, the White House issued an executive order and presidential proclamation significantly tightening the H-1B program…