India, Sept. 11 -- The US Department of Labor has barred five employers from participating in the H-1B visa program after violations of federal rules, raising questions for foreign workers whose current jobs, future H-1B filings or employment-based Green-Card plans depend on those companies.

The action comes as the Trump administration steps up scrutiny of H-1B employers, particularly companies accused of misusing the program.

The US Department of Labor's official H-1B debarment list lists these five employers as debarred or disqualified as of September 1, 2026.

A company being debarred from the H-1B program does not automatically mean that every existing H-1B worker loses status or must leave the US.

The restriction is aimed at the e...