A new lawsuit claims that Indian-origin employers in the United States used the federal H-1B visa program to exploit and cheat the Indian-origin white-collar employees who are working to win the golden prize of citizenship that is dangled by the U.S. federal government.

“Forced labor, labor trafficking, and withholding visa documents are crimes,” says the lawsuit filed by H-1B worker Amrutesh Vallabhaneni against his employer, Siri Software Solutions, and its owner, Pavan Tata. The lawsuit adds:

Nevertheless, it appears they are Defendant Siri Software Solutions, LLC’s business model … These reprehensible actions constitute forced labor and labor trafficking [via the H-1B visa program] … Plaintiff demands a jury trial to recover all damages and reasonable attorney’s fees.

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