New Delhi, Aug. 31 -- The Trump administration is considering ending employment authorisation for some spouses of H-1B visa holders, changing a policy that has allowed eligible H-4 spouses to work legally in the United States for more than a decade. The move could impact working families and household incomes.

The proposal, posted on the website Reginfo.gov, under the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs, is titled "Removing H-4 Dependent Spouses From the Classes of Noncitizens Eligible for Employment Authorization."

It says, "DHS [US Department of Homeland Security] is proposing to remove from its regulations certain H-4 dependent spouses of H-1B nonimmigrant workers as a class of aliens eligible to request employment authoriza...