H-1B crackdown intensifies: New US bill proposes up to $250,000 fines for employers for visa violations
A new Republican bill in the US House would sharply increase penalties for employers found to have committed serious H-1B visa violations, raising the maximum fine from $35,000 to $250,000 as the Trump administration and lawmakers intensify scrutiny of the foreign-worker program.
The H-1B Visa Fraud Crackdown Act, introduced by Texas Republican Rep. Beth Van Duyne on October 1, would also lengthen bans on companies that violate immigration rules.
