A Washington, DC judge struck down a key 2018 Trump admin H-1B visa requirement on Tuesday that IT companies deemed onerous and caused a spike in visa denials
Issie Lapowsky / Protocol : Tweets: @protocol , @issielapowsky , and @protocol . Thanks: @emilydreyfuss Tweets: @protocol : A judge ruled that onerous requirements the White House placed on H-1B visa holders are “irrational” and “invalid.” Given that Microsoft, Amazon, Apple, Google and Facebook are among the top H-1B employers, it's a win for big tech. https://www.protocol.com/... Issie Lapowsky / @issielapowsky : This is a big, big deal for H-1B workers and anyone who employs them. A DC district court has struck down a set of onerous requirements that the Trump administration has been imposing on H-1B applicants since 2018, which led to a surge of visa denials https://www.protocol.com/... @protocol : In a win for big tech companies, a judge has ruled that onerous requirements the Trump administration has placed on H-1B visa holders are “irrational” and “invalid.” https://www.protocol.com/... Thanks: @emilydreyfuss