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THENATIONALPULSE (Pulse Wires) - Vance Initiates Investigation into H-1B Visa Program Fraud.

The Department of Labor, at Vice President J.D. Vance's direction, has launched a significant investigation into abuses of the H-1B visa program, highlighting concerns over job displacement for American workers.

The Department of Labor, at Vice President J.D. Vance’s direction, has launched a major investigation into abuses of the H-1B visa program, highlighting concerns over job displacement for American workers. PULSE POINTS WHAT HAPPENED: Vice President J.D. Vance announced a sweeping investigation into fraud and abuse in the H-1B visa program, with the Department of Labor issuing subpoenas and initiating probes into foreign entities exploiting the system. The investigation aims to address fraudulent practices that displace American workers and undercut wages. DETAIL: Vance said the investigation is part of a broader initiative targeting fraud across federal programs and will focus on allegations including fraudulent visa applications,…Open

NYTIMES (Ephrat Livni and Josephine de La Bruyère) - Four Immigrant Workers Burned to Death in Italy

The immigrants had been working as fruit pickers in southern Italy, the authorities said, apparently as part of a system of criminal labor trafficking.