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Texas AG to probe H-1B abuse by private firms
The attorney general has demanded records including employee identities, products or services offered, financial statements, and operational communications.
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Jeffin T. Kaleekal - Thu, 29, Jan 2026
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Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton / Wikimedia commons
In a pushback against H-1B visa fraud, Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton has ordered investigations into H-1B abuse by businesses in the state, starting with three North Texas companies suspected of engaging in fraudulent activity.
The Attorney's office alleged that the businesses under the scanner have likely engaged in "illegal activity to scam the H-1B visa program by setting up sham companies featuring websites advertising nonexistent products or services to Texas consumers in order to fraudulently sponsor H-1B visas."
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The office noted that one of the companies being investigated had, as per evidence, registered a single-family home as its office address and, on its website, listed its worksite address as that of an empty, unfinished building. It further alleged that such companies have, over the years, sponsored numerous H-1B visas.
Talking about the investigation, Attorney General Paxton said in a statement, "Any criminal who attempts to scam the H-1B visa program and use ‘ghost offices’ or other fraudulent ploys should be prepared to face the full force of the law.”
Assuring stringent action, he added, “Abuse and fraud within these programs strip jobs and opportunities away from Texans. I will use every tool available to uproot and hold accountable any individual or company engaged in these fraudulent schemes. My office will continue to thoroughly review the H-1B visa program and always work to put the interests of Americans first.”
As part of the probe, the attorney general has demanded detailed records from the three North Texas companies, including all employee identities, products or services offered, financial statements, and operational communications.
The investigation comes in the heels of Texas governor Greg Abbot's demand to investigate the use of H-1B visas in the state’s public schools, universities and other taxpayer-funded institutions, questioning whether foreign workers are being hired for jobs that Texans can readily fill.
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