H-1B Seekers Can Sue Over Visa Revocations for Alleged Fraud

Indian workers have standing to pursue legal claims for revocation of H-1B visas without proper notice as a result of their employers’ attempts to game the lottery registration system, a federal judge ruled.

Judge John Chun of the US District Court for the Western District of Washington made no findings on the merits of the case, but held in an order Wednesday that the plaintiffs had standing to bring their case.

The government contended in a motion to dismiss that any harm to the workers came from the employers’ lack of response to notices of intent to revoke the visas—not ...