‘We have handcuffs ready’: Trump admin warns H-1B visa programme may see major changes

The H-1B visa programme could undergo major changes over the next year as the Trump administration expands a nationwide investigation into alleged foreign-labor fraud, worker exploitation and potential human trafficking.Labor Department Inspector General Anthony D’Esposito said the foreign-labor visa system could look substantially different a year from now, signalling tougher scrutiny and enforcement against companies and practices that investigators believe have abused the programme.“I think that the foreign labor visa program is going to look very different 365 days from now than it does today,” D’Esposito said in an interview posted by Benny Johnson on X.'We are building a case'D’Esposito said the investigation goes beyond paperwork or administrative violations, with federal authorities working to establish what he described as a broader case involving alleged abuses of the foreign-labor system.“This is not a paperwork accounting issue, that this is real,” he said, adding that investigators were “laying out our case” and…