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- President Donald Trump signed an order directing agencies to scrutinize H-1B petitions of employers that laid off U.S. workers.
- Vice President JD Vance told the All-In Podcast officials are reviewing layoff records to prevent H-1B replacement of U.S. workers.
- Administration introduced weighted H-1B selection favoring higher-paid positions and raised biometric/security fees for large employers' extension filings.
- Labor Department inspector general suspended Cognizant’s PERM green-card filings and halted H-1B processing for Cloudera amid fraud investigation.
- Labor Department listed five firms, including GowraTech LLC and Renotek Group LLC, as debarred from the H-1B program.
