Relief for working spouses of H-1B visa holders: What does the latest Supreme Court verdict mean?

The US Supreme Court has recently declined to review a challenge to a federal rule that allows certain spouses of H-1B visa holders to work in the United States. This comes as a major relief for H-1B visa holders whose spouses can now continue to work. The challenge came from a group, Save Jobs USA, representing displaced US tech workers, who contended that the spouses were taking away American jobs. But the Supreme Court refused to hear the challenge.

Save Jobs USA argued that the Department of Homeland Security overstepped its authority when it extended work authorization to H-4 visa holders, the spouses of H-1B visa holders.