Trump Restrictions on H-1B Visas Survive Early Court Fight

  • Tech companies have complained policy will hurt U.S. economy
  • President has called foreign workers a risk during pandemic

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The Trump administration’s move to curtail H-1B visas widely used by foreign technology workers in the U.S. survived an initial court challenge.

President Donald Trump’s June 22 proclamation declaring foreign workers a risk to the U.S. labor market amid the coronavirus pandemic triggered pushback from workers and business groups. An array of the nation’s biggest tech companies have warned that the policy will do “irreparable harm on businesses and the nation’s economy.”