H-1B Fraud Of Rs 1.9 Lakh Crore In USA: Handcuffs Coming Up?

Article by Kumar Published on: 3:49 pm, 23 September 2026

The United States, immigration control and Department of labour have been actively inspecting the cases of foreign immigrants working in the country. There have been several cross verifications and investigations happening regarding the same.

Now the latest communication from the general secretary of United States, Department of labour, Anthony Esposito has made a shocking revelation.

It is being established a principal that the United States authorities have identified a massive fraud operation amounting to more than $20 billion. It was categorically put in front of the Media that the United States authorities have identified a massive H1B visa fraud to this effect.

A detailed break up of this $20 billion fraud was not established by the Department of labour as of now, but it has been communicated that severe legal consequences will follow. The fact that this scam operations concerning the HB visa amounts to ₹1.9 lakh crore in Indian currency could be warranting significant action.

Along with that, Law enforcement in India claim it has uncovered a network of universities that produce fake degrees which were possibly used to obtain these high skilled H1B visas, including one school which allegedly stole over 36,000 fake degrees.

It is evident that the United States Authority are cracking down heavily on the illegal population, and the repercussions are going to be pretty consolidated as well.