Republican lawmakers from Texas have urged the Trump administration to launch a coordinated federal investigation into alleged H-1B visa fraud in North Texas, arguing that abuse of the program is harming American workers and undermining confidence in the US immigration system.
In a letter sent to Vice President J D Vance, Secretary of State Marco Rubio, Acting Secretary Keith Sonderling, and Secretary Mullin, four Texas Members of Congress called for an interagency probe into what they described as “reported H-1B fraud activities in North Texas”.
The letter was led by Representative Beth Van Duyne of Texas and signed by Representatives Pat Fallon, Ronny Jackson, and Brandon Gill. The lawmakers said the alleged activities were concentrated in the Dallas-Fort Worth region, including Collin, Dallas, Denton, and Tarrant counties.
“The concentration of these activities in North Texas -- a major economic hub for our nation -- raises additional concerns about localised exploitation of the system,” the lawmakers wrote.
“When bad actors are able to manipulate visa pathways at scale, it distorts local labour markets, suppresses wages, and erodes trust in lawful immigration processes,” they said.
Van Duyne said recent investigative reporting by independent journalists had exposed what she called “flagrant abuse” of the H-1B visa program in North Texas. The lawmakers also urged the administration to review current H-1B adjudication and verification procedures to identify weaknesses that may allow fraudulent job offers, wage misrepresentation, or improper labour condition applications.
