Facebook Suit by U.S. Augurs Green Card Sponsor Chill (Correct)

The U.S. Justice Department lawsuit accusing Facebook Inc. of favoring temporary visa holders for employment over their U.S. counterparts, which builds on Trump administration efforts to prioritize the filling of American jobs with American workers, will likely have a chilling effect on other employers sponsoring workers for green cards.

Facebook allegedly “refused to recruit, consider, or hire qualified and available U.S. workers for over 2,600 positions,” which it held for specialty occupation visa-holders to sponsor for permanent work, according to a statement from the civil rights division of the Justice Department. The DOJ’s complaint was filed with the Executive Office ...