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A proposed federal rule could force employers to pay H-1B workers up to 33% more — or stop sponsoring them altogether. The Department of Labor put the plan forward in March 2026, and the comment period is already closed. If your job, your visa, or your green card application depends on employer sponsorship, this rule could change everything.

Hundreds of thousands of immigrants who rely on work permits to stay employed legally in the US are facing a major policy shift. The federal government is proposing new rules that would cut work permit validity, add biometrics requirements, and strip work authorization from some groups entirely. If you are a parolee, TPS holder, or have deferred action, this directly affects your ability to work.

A man living illegally in the US filed 242 fake work permit applications — and 66 people actually received those permits before anyone noticed. Now all 66 work permits have been revoked, and the people who used them face deportation. This case shows how immigration fraud can destroy the lives of both the victims and the people who trusted the wrong person.

A. B. spent five years being sexually harassed and exploited at a Manhattan shoe factory — too afraid to speak up because of her immigration status. A federal program called DALE was supposed to give workers like her a work permit and protection from retaliation. The Trump administration shut it down before her lawyers could file her application.

Your marriage-based work permit has been pending for over a year? Immigration attorney Ilya Fishkin explains what may be wrong and what steps to take.

Elderly immigrant women in New York City have worked 24-hour shifts for years — lifting patients, losing sleep, and suffering permanent injuries. When lawmakers refused to act, these workers turned to the United Nations. Now the UN is calling their working conditions a possible form of forced labor.

Your US work visa is expiring — here's exactly what to do: file Form I-129 at least 6 months early, avoid common mistakes, and keep your status protected. Step-by-step guide for H-1B, L-1, O-1, TN, and more.

A man in the Northern Mariana Islands filed hundreds of fake work permit applications and collected thousands of dollars from immigrants who trusted him. Sixty-six people got work permits they were never entitled to. Now those permits are gone — and deportation proceedings have begun.