Restriction on Entry of Certain Nonimmigrant Workers

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On September 19, 2025, Proclamation 10973 (Restriction on Entry of Certain Nonimmigrant Workers) (2025 Proclamation), was issued to address significant abuses of the H-1B nonimmigrant visa program. The restrictions enacted by the 2025 Proclamation have proven to be highly effective but the underlying conditions necessitating the restrictions persist. It is therefore in the interests of the United States to extend the 2025 Proclamation for an additional 12 months, until 12:00 a.m. eastern daylight time on September 21, 2027. As explained in the 2025 Proclamation, the H-1B nonimmigrant visa program was created to bring temporary workers in high-skilled functions into the United States, but it…