Are H-1Bs in trouble? Immigration experts on why Cognizant, Infosys, Microsoft are not getting timely approvals on job visas

Immigration attorney Emily Neumann said she has been seeing multiple cases of H-1B petitions from three tech giants not getting approved on time. Neumann said Cognizant, Infosys, and Microsoft at the moment are experiencing H-1B issues but she was certain that it would continue and would spread to other companies as well — and it was not just a coincidence.Neumann said all these three companies are the highest sponsors of H-1B visas and their H-1B extensions and H-1B transfers are stuck with USCIS. The government has not issued any clarification but it could be tied to past layoffs; ongoing extensions into the alleged H-1B fraud. “The USCIS, the DHS, the DOL all have tiplines to report H-1B fraud, and this delay could be tied to any investigation. I would expect it to continue and spread to other companies,” Neumann said.Immigration attorney Rahul Reddy said the Donald Trump…