Trump to Suspend H-1B Work Visas Through End of Year

Trump to Suspend H-1B Work Visas Through End of Year
President Donald Trump speaks during his first re-election campaign rally in several months in the midst of the COVID-19 outbreak, at the BOK Center in Tulsa, Okla. on June 20, 2020. Leah Millis/Reuters
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WASHINGTON-President Donald Trump will expand an existing visa ban to include certain non-immigrant work visas as part of a move to protect U.S. workers amid the economic devastation tied to the COVID-19 pandemic, a senior administration official said on Monday.

Trump will block the entry of foreign workers on H-1B visas for skilled workers and L-1 visas for workers being transferred within a company through the end of the year, the official said. The president will also block seasonal workers on H-2B visas, with an exception for workers in the food service industry.