Trump DOJ Sues Facebook For Allegedly Reserving Jobs For Immigrants Instead Of American Workers

Topline

The Justice Department on Thursday accused Facebook of illegally setting aside jobs for temporary visa holders instead of American workers, another move in the Trump administration’s crackdown on legal immigration.

Key Facts

The lawsuit accuses Facebook of  refusing to recruit or consider “qualified and available” U.S. workers for over 2,600 positions that were instead “reserved for temporary visa holders it sponsored for permanent work authorization.”

The Trump administration already issued an executive order in June temporarily suspending all new H1-B visas through the end of 2020.

In a statement, Facebook said it “has been cooperating with the DOJ,” but disputes the allegations in the complaint.

Key Background

U.S. tech companies have long opposed Trump’s crackdown on H1-B visas, which is part of the administration’s policy, championed by advisor Stephen Miller, seeking to limit both legal and illegal immigration. According to Fortune, 65% of all H1-B visas are for “computer-related occupations,” with Amazon, Google and Facebook among the companies with the most H1-B employees.

This is a developing story.

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