Washington sources have stated that the Trump administration has delayed its decision on termination of work authorization for spouses of the H-1B visa holders, in a big relief to a significantly large number of Indian workers and their families. Meanwhile the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) in a court submission this week said that it would not take a decision on terminating the work authorization of H4 visa users, spouses of H-1B visa holders, till June as it needs time to review its economic impact.
Moreover in January 2018, US Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS), the component of DHS responsible for oversight of the H-4 visa program at issue in this litigation, reevaluated the rule and determined that significant revisions to the draft proposal were necessary, DHS said in its fresh court submission.
Accordingly “Under the revised time-line, DHS anticipates submitting to
the Office of Management and Budget for review and clearance the proposed rule
in time for publication in June 2018". Further the extension of decision
making process by four months comes as a temporary relief to the spouses of
H-1B visas holders.
