Federal prosecutors in Dallas last year unsealed an indictment that accused two local men and their associated businesses of running a yearslong immigration fraud operation built around employment-based visa programs, including H-1B. Today, Gov. Greg Abbott seized on the case, celebrating it as a federal “crackdown” on H-1B fraud and again asserting that he has already stopped state agencies from applying for H-1B workers.
Abbott’s Post And The Governor’s Claim
On X, Greg Abbott declared, “Finally, the feds are cracking down on their H-1 B visa fraud in Dallas,” tying the federal case to what he describes as his own crackdown at the state level. He said he had halted state entities from seeking H-1B hires and added, “More to come on this,” hinting…..