The Department of Justice (DOJ) has reportedly launched investigations into alleged discrimination in the H-1B visa program, with Trump administration officials signaling that tighter scrutiny of the skilled worker visa could be on the horizon.

Assistant Attorney General for Civil Rights Harmeet Dhillon told Infowars that the DOJ's Civil Rights Division had opened several investigations into hiring practices that allegedly discriminated against U.S. citizens in favor of H-1B visa holders.

Newsweek contacted the DOJ for comment via contact form outside office hours.

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An H-1B visa is a temporary, employment-based visa that allows U.S. companies to hire highly skilled foreign workers in specialty fields such as technology, engineering and medicine.

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