Injunction May Ease H2B Visa Logjam

Senators Mark Warner and Tim Kaine say Virginia seafood businesses got a break with a request filed by federal agencies for a court decision to hold off enforcing a ruling stopping officials from processing visas for seasonal workers.

The unopposed request by the Departments of Labor and Homeland Security would allow immigration officials to keep processing those visa applications through April 15. The labor and homeland security departments asked the court to stay its ruling after a bipartisan group of 14 senators, including the two Virginians, asked the agencies immediately resume accepting and processing H-2B visa applications.

“These workers are essential for Virginia’s seafood businesses, which are about to start peak harvesting season,” Warner said. “Businesses that depend on this visa program deserve clear and reasonable rules of the road.”

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