Indian IT firms to gain as US court blocks Trump ban on H1B, work visas

Order says US President "exceeded his constitutional authority" in his move to ban issuance of non-immigrant visas aimed at creating more employment for American locals

Indian information technology (IT) companies and global tech giants may have reason to cheer as a United States (US) district court on Thursday blocked President Donald Trump’s ban on H1B, L and other work visas.

The order, issued by District Judge Jeffrey White of the Northern District of California, said Trump ‘exceeded his constitutional authority’ when, in June, he issued an executive order placing temporary ban on new foreign visas till the end of the year. The ban on non-immigrant visas was aimed at creating more employment for Americans. 

The lifting of the ban is seen as a positive outcome for Indian