Department of Labor

Washington DC (Rajeev Sharma): The United States has launched a massive, nationwide investigation into widespread fraud and human trafficking linked to the H-1B work visa programme and the employment-based permanent residency (PERM) system. Announced by the US Department of Labor’s Office of Inspector General (OIG), the sweeping crackdown aims to dismantle deeply entrenched illicit schemes involving fraudulent applications, forced-labour practices, coercive wage kickbacks, and the deliberate exploitation of foreign guest workers. The investigation is being carried out in close coordination with federal law enforcement agencies and the Trump Administration's Task Force to Eliminate Fraud. According to the OIG, various employers…