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Federal authorities, with help from state level and local law enforcement, served search warrants at locations in Urbandale and Clive, Iowa; in Santa Clara, Rancho Cucamonga and Arcadia, Calif.; and in South Plainfield, N.J.
This specific investigation covers organizations that sponsor principally H-1B non-immigrants, or temporary laborers in specialty occupations that involve special expertise. The companies that happen to be the subject of the investigation have claimed that the foreign staff have been brought to the U.S. to fill existing vacancies. However, the businesses allegedly have not always had work available for these workers, thereby putting them in non-pay status just after they arrive in the United States. In some cases, the foreign workers have allegedly been placed in jobs and locales not previously authorized by the Department of Labor, displacing qualified American employees and violating prevailing wage laws. The companies and foreign workers have allegedly submitted false statements and documents in support of their visa petitions. The false statements and documents were sent by mail or wired to state level and federal agencies in support of the visa applications. The companies are suspected of visa fraud, mail fraud, wire fraud, money laundering and conspiracy.
U.S. businesses utilize H-1B visas to employ foreign personnel in specialty jobs that demand theoretical or technical expertise in specialized job areas, such as scientists, engineers, or computer programmers. As part of the H-1B program, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and the Department of Labor (DOL) require U.S. employers to fulfill certain labor conditions to ensure that American workers are not adversely impacted, while the DOL’s Wage and Hour Division safeguards the treatment and compensation of H-1B personnel. Congress sets a numerical limit for the entrance of skilled workers into the U.S. The current H-1B cap is set at 65,000 per fiscal year. H-1B aliens can work in the United States for three years, with an option for an additional three years (for a maximum of six years).
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