Overview

• Officials say multiple investigations are under way and that action has already been taken against some employers accused of favoring visa holders over U.S. citizens.
• Investigations focus on H-1B-targeted job ads, displacement of American workers, wage disparities, failures by H-1B‑dependent firms to recruit domestically, and suspected lottery fraud.
• Planned oversight steps include targeted site visits to high‑use employers and the prospect of penalties or litigation if violations are found.
• DHS is moving a proposal to replace the random H-1B lottery with a wage‑weighted selection system, with details expected to go to public comment.
• Indian nationals, who receive over 70% of H-1B approvals, could be most affected as senior officials such as Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick and Governor Ron DeSantis criticize the program.