Trump Administration Launches The Severest Yet Crackdown on H-1B Visa: EB-1 Experts Highlight

IRVING, Texas - Nov. 10, 2025 - PRLog -- In a recent massive crackdown, the Trump administration has launched a massive probe and offensive against H-1B misuse. In what analysts are calling one of the most decisive interventions yet in U.S. employment-based immigration policy, the United States Department of Labor (DOL) has launched at least 175 investigations into suspected abuses of the H-1B visa programme.

The sweeping probe (https://gceb1.com/the-greatest-yet-us-crackdown-on-h-1b-misuse-everything-you-need-to-know), personally certified by Labor Department official Lori Chavez-DeRemer, is part of a coordinated effort between the Department of Labor (DOL) and the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to ensure compliance and fair wage practices among companies sponsoring foreign talent.

It is a part of a reform effort to protect domestic workers and tighten oversight of skilled-worker flows. These investigations target alleged abuses, including under-payment of foreign workers (with back-wages totalling over USD 15 million), discrepancies in job site claims, and failures by employers to notify immigration authorities when H-1B workers are terminated.

According to immigration advisors at GCEB1, this shift underscores a renewed urgency to explore alternatives, notably pathways to the coveted U.S. Green Card via the extraordinary-ability route.

"The changing landscape makes clear: your visa strategy cannot be passive," says the leadership team at GCEB1. "Our role as an EB-1A consultancy firm is to help high-impact professionals pivot when programmes like H-1B become fraught with risk."

As probes intensify and enforcement ramps up, GCEB1 continues to offer limited-slot consultations for skilled professionals seeking clarity on transitioning from a dependent H-1B trajectory to a direct EB-1A Green Card strategy.