U.S. Labor, Immigration Agencies Team Up on H-1B Enforcement (1)

Fraud investigations into the H-1B specialty occupation visa program will now be a joint effort by the federal departments of Labor and Homeland Security, which will share data and records on guestworkers under a new agreement announced Friday.

It’s a source of information the DOL has “never previously accessed” for enforcement purposes, the agency said in a statement.

The DOL’s greater involvement in investigating potential violations of the Immigration and Nationality Act’s temporary visa program for high-skilled workers also represents the first time the agency’s secretary has exercised this authority to personally initiate “more robust examinations” of employers’ use ...