In a decision that favours immigration, a judge upheld an Obama-era policy that required partners to be granted H-4 visas and now permits spouses of highly qualified H-1B visa holders in the computer sector to work in the US.
Save Jobs USA's allegations that the Congress never gave the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) the authority to permit foreign individuals, like those with H-4 visas, to work while they are in the US, were rejected by US District Judge Tanya Chutkan on Tuesday.
She added that the DHS has approved work for students' spouses and dependents in addition to themselves.
A number of major tech companies, including Amazon, Apple, Google, and Microsoft, opposed the lawsuit.H4 visas are given to dependent wives and kids who travel to the US with H-1B, H-2A, H-2B, and H-3 visa holders.
The wives of H-1B visa holders frequently have advanced degrees, many of them in STEM professions, and have either had their own careers or worked to support their families in the past.In order to defend the work authorization scheme that permits spouses of H-1B visa holders to work in the US, Google joined forces with more than 40 other businesses to file a legal brief in 2021.
Former President Donald Trump had suggested to stop giving work authorization documents (H-4 EAD) to some spouses of highly talented workers who entered the country on H-1B visas as part of his anti-immigration stance.
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