Several individuals and organisations, including the US chambers of commerce and the National Association of Manufacturers, have filed a lawsuit against the Trump administration’s recent H-1B visa rules , terming them “arbitrary” and “haphazard”.

Early this month, the Trump administration announced new restrictions on H-1B non-immigrant visa programme which it said is aimed at protecting American workers, restoring integrity and to better guarantee that H-1B petitions are approved only for qualified beneficiaries and petitioners, a move which is likely to affect thousands of Indian IT professionals.