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Supreme Court rejects bid to overturn H-1B visa rule
The Supreme Court upheld work rights for over 258,000 H-4 visa holders since 2015, supporting immigrant families and U.S. employers reliant on high-skilled workers.
- In a Tuesday order, the U.S. Supreme Court declined to hear the challenge to the H‑4 work rule, leaving a 2024 D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals ruling in place.
- In litigation stretching nearly a decade, petitioners contended that Department of Homeland Security overstepped by extending work rights to H‑4 dependents after the Obama administration issued the 2015 rule.
- Government estimates show that roughly 180,000 individuals would benefit in the first year and about 55,000 annually thereafter, with over 258,000 H‑4 visa holders receiving work authorization since the rule's enactment.
- For immigrant families and employers, the decision provides short-term stability as it secures continued employment rights for thousands of H-4 visa holders and clarity for families facing long green-card backlogs.
- Amid heightened political debate and a recent Trump proposal, the decision reinforces DHS's authority on work visas while Congress retains power amid ongoing uncertainty.
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Supreme Court Won’t Review Rule Allowing H-1B Visa Holders’ Spouses to Work
The Supreme Court on Oct. 14 declined to take up a challenge to an Obama-era rule that lets spouses of some visa holders work in the United States. Justices did not explain their decision to decline the petition for review, which is typical practice. The rule was adopted by the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) in 2015. It enabled, for the first time, spouses of people who hold H-1B visas to work without any restrictions. One of the goals wa…
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