WASHINGTON — A federal judge appointed by President Trump has ruled that the Trump administration…
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Biden Administration Defends Trump H-1B Visa Rule
According to this article on Forbes, by Stuart Anderson
“In a new court filing, the Biden administration defended a Trump regulation expected to harm international students by ending the H-1B lottery and awarding H-1B petitions from highest to lowest salary when H-B filings exceed the annual limit. The rule, published a few weeks before Donald Trump left office but not yet implemented, makes it difficult for international students to obtain H-1B petitions since workers with little labor market experience will mostly be shut out of H-1B selection under the regulation. Ironically, on July 26, 2021, the Biden administration released a statement hailing the importance of international students, even though such students will be far less likely to come to America if they cannot work in H-1B status after graduation.
On July 23, 2021, the Biden administration filed a defendants’ notice of motion and cross-motion for summary judgment in Chamber of Commerce v. DHS. The litigation began in 2020, and the judge is the Hon. Jeffrey S. White. The administration defended the rule on three grounds.”