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US inspectors check Dallas firms tied to 500 H-1B petitions
The US Department of Labour’s inspector general personally travelled to Dallas this week for door-to-door checks at a building linked to more than 500 approved H-1B visa petitions. The office of Inspector…
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The US Department of Labour’s inspector general personally travelled to Dallas this week for door-to-door checks at a building linked to more than 500 approved H-1B visa petitions. The office of Inspector General Anthony P. D’Esposito said several offices appeared inactive, with lights off and locked doors. The operation is part of a nationwide crackdown announced in July and coordinated with a White House task force. The agency has not named the companies or alleged fraud, but said it is following hotline complaints and leads.
The Indian Opinion
Some frame this as targeting Indian IT workers, others as a long-overdue clean-up. The reality is that the US is enforcing rules meant to protect American jobs and honest applicants. The real test is not headlines but numbers: how many approved petitions are revoked after this field check. That figure will show if the crackdown is substantive or symbolic.
Source: hindustantimes.com
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