The USCIS has revealed that 120,141 H-1B visa functions have been chosen for 2026 which is the bottom since 2021, owing to a number of points, together with H-1B cap, elevated price and many others.However MAGA supporters freaked out over the ‘big’ variety of H-1B approvals and contended that US jobs are nonetheless being stolen.“US staff are being changed. 120,000 H-1B visas have been permitted for 2026. Not good,” Laura Loomer posted.Donald Trump -aide Loomer was on the forefront of the H-1B row that divided MAGA into two camps: one camp was led by Elon Musk, David Sacks, Vivek Ramaswamy who needed to extend the H-1B quota, and the opposite one had Trump’s former adviser Steve Bannon, Laura Loomer who needed fewer individuals to return to the US on H-1B and American individuals getting these jobs as a substitute.
H-1B quantity for 2026 defined
USCIS obtained 358,737 H-1B registrations, of which 343,981 had been deemed eligible. This represents a 27% drop in eligible registrations from the 470,342 reported for FY 2025. The H-1B program operates below an annual cap of 65,000 new visas. Nonetheless, an extra 20,000 petitions are exempt from this restrict for candidates who maintain a U.S. grasp’s diploma or increased, in line with U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Companies (USCIS).
‘The variety of H-1Bs we’d like this yr is ZERO’
Steve Bannon stated the variety of visa approvals is outrageous. In a time of mass layoffs coupled with the appearance of AI, they permitted an outrageous variety of H-1B visas, Steve Bannon stated. The variety of H-1Bs we’d like this yr is ZERO. “Everybody issued one ought to go dwelling, and each billet needs to be crammed by an American,” Steve Bannon stated.Industries comparable to know-how, finance, and academia stay a few of the largest beneficiaries of the H-1B visa program. In 2024, main corporations like Amazon, Google, and Meta had been granted 1000’s of H-1B visas. Elon Musk’s Tesla additionally used this system to deliver lots of of expert staff to the US.“H-1B visa numbers for FY 2026: Regardless of mass tech layoffs and voter backlash—particularly after the Christmas H-1B uproar—the Trump workforce stays hands-off: 120,141 NEW H-1Bs chosen for FY2026. Demand stays excessive regardless of layoffs—a transparent signal US staff are being changed,” X deal with of US Tech Employees posted.
