H1B visa restrictions: Federal Court To Consider Second Law Suit on September 11

The San Francisco Federal Court will hear the second lawsuit  filed by the US Chamber of Commerce and other trade groups against the proclamation banning the entry of H1B,L1 and H-2B visa holders on September 11. The first lawsuit filed in the District Court of Columbia was rejected by the judgement of Judge Amit P Mehta.

In the second law suit the plaintiffs are seeking  an overturn of ban on non-immigrant visas availed by engineers, senior executives, IT experts and other critical workers that the businesses employ.

After being disappointed by the first judgment, the H-1B visa holders and their spouses are now pinning their hopes on the second lawsuit as it seeks help for all those who stranded overseas due to the visa ban.

While some of them have been able to procure the visa approval after the recent relaxations, there are many who might not be allowed to enter the country.

Almost 500,000 migrant professionals are employed in the US in the H-1B status.