‘Put Our Workers First’: US Tightens H-1B Visa Scrutiny to Protect ‘American Jobs’

This CNBC TV 18 article discusses the U.S. Department of Labor’s Project Firewall, launched in September 2025 to intensify enforcement against misuse of the H-1B visa program and prioritize American workers. The initiative allows the government to investigate employers proactively and is accompanied by a public campaign emphasizing job protection. Greenberg Traurig Immigration Co-Chair Kate Kalmykov noted that the program marks one of the most aggressive H-1B enforcement efforts in years, signaling that compliance is mandatory and investigations may become deeper and faster.

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