WASHINGTON, Feb. 3 -- Sen. Angus King issued the following press release:
U.S. Senators Angus King (I-ME) and Mike Rounds (R-SD) today announced they have secured as many as 64,716 additional H-2B visas to support small seasonal businesses in Maine, South Dakota and across the country. In a joint announcement (https://www.uscis.gov/working-in-the-united-states/temporary-workers/h-2b-non-agricultural-workers/temporary-increase-in-h-2b-nonimmigrant-visas-for-fy-2026) from Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem and Department of Labor Secretary Lori Chavez-DeRemer, the Secretaries have confirmed the release of supplemental H-2B visas for fiscal year 2026. The Senators requested the visas in a November 2025 bipartisan letter (ht...