The Trump administration has launched Project Firewall, a sweeping initiative designed to curb H-1B visa misuse and prioritise American workers, ensuring high-paying jobs are filled by domestic talent rather than foreign labor.

H-1Bs exploitation has been subjected to serious considerations over the last year or so. According to an fwd.us report of January 2025, around 730,000 H-1B holders and 550,000 dependents are in the US at this time. Critics have maintained that the program is sometimes being used by companies to source cheaper foreign labor against the qualified American labor force.

The initiative follows a September 19, 2025, presidential proclamation that imposes a $100,000 fee on every new H-1B petition--a measure aimed at discouraging companies from bypassing domestic applica

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