The president argued U.S. companies need specialized labor from foreign workers and can’t “take people off an unemployment line who haven't worked in five years.”

The Department of Labor says it has already uncovered several instances of abuse by companies involved in the visa program.

Donald Trump's surprising U-turn on the H-1 B visa issue occurred during an interview with Fox News’ Laura Ingraham.

US President Donald Trump has defended the H-1B visa programme, asserting that America needs foreign talent to fill key roles. His administration has introduced major reforms, including a hefty $100,000 visa fee and a merit-based selection system,

Debate over the H-1B program has split both the American public and the GOP, so what is the program and why has it become a political flashpoint during the Biden and Trump admins?

President Trump's recent decision to impose a $100,000 fee on new H-1B visa applications marks a significant change in America's immigration landscape, especially impacting the tech industry reliant on skilled foreign workers.

Republican Congresswoman Marjorie Taylor Greene has hit out at US President Donald Trump for his recent comments suggesting that America needs H-1B visa talent and international students, which many in the MAGA circles see as a U-turn of his long-standing policies on immigration.

President Trump in a new interview defended bringing in foreign workers on visas, arguing the U.S. did not have enough people with “certain talents” to do particular jobs. Fox News

In a Fox News interview, President Trump said America must rely on skilled foreign workers for specialised industries despite ongoing visa abuse investigations.

In an interview with Fox News, Trump said that in some cases, "you can’t take people off an unemployment, like an unemployment line, and say, 'I’m going to put you into a factory.'"