Florida Universities Freeze H-1B Hiring Amid Trump’s Immigration Crackdown

Florida’s public university system, one of the nation’s largest, froze hiring via H-1B visas, emulating a move by Texas to restrict a program that’s become a focal point for President Donald Trump’s broader immigration crackdown.

The Board of Governors that oversees Florida’s 12 public universities voted 14-to-2 to not hire any candidates who need such visas this year and study whether their past use had disadvantaged US workers. Florida Governor Ron DeSantis ordered the board to end the practice in October, claiming universities were using them to replace US citizens.