In another immigration-friendly move, the Biden administration has agreed to provide automatic work authorisation permits to spouses of H-1B visa holders, a step that would benefit thousands of Indian-American women.
They were losing their high-paying jobs for absolutely no legitimate reason causing harm to them and US businesses,” Jon Wasden from AILA said.
“We are delighted to have reached this agreement, which includes relief for H-4 spouses, through our litigation efforts with Wasden Banias and Steven Brown.
The Obama administration had given work authorisation to certain categories of spouses of H-1B visa holders.