The visa programme has been widely used by Silicon Valley firms like Google to bring in engineers from abroad.
The move marked a new step aimed at tightening immigration under the Trump administration, which sought to block the H-1B programme in a move halted last week by a federal judge. The visa programme has been widely used by Silicon Valley firms to bring in engineers and other skilled workers, many coming from India.“We have entered an era in which economic security is an integral part of homeland security,” acting Homeland Security Secretary Chad Wolf said in a statement.