USCIS spokesman Philip Smith told Newsweek the agency does not comment on pending litigation.

The policy update aligned with President Donald Trump's "Buy American, Hire American" initiative he pitched on the campaign trail promising to protect the interests of American workers.Critics of the H-1B visa program have accused companies of outsourcing jobs and leaving Americans unemployed, but tech giants and large corporations argue the pool of highly skilled American workers is not large enough to meet the demand.
A Democratic congressman is quietly working with GOP colleagues to try to find a way to keep the chaplain of the House in his job, despite Speaker Paul Ryan (R-Wis.) abruptly forcing him out last month after he gave a prayer urging fairness in the GOP's tax bill.

Rep. Gerry Connolly (D-Va.) said Wednesday that Republicans have approached him ? including some from the conservative House Freedom Caucus ? about finding a bipartisan solution to keeping House Chaplain Patrick Conroy in his post.

"They are willing to explore this. That is the nature of our conversations," Connolly said of his talks this week with GOP lawmakers, whom he wouldn't name. "We want to find a mechanism, if Republican leadership will accept it, whereby the resignation is rescinded."

Talks have centered on the idea of letting Conroy stay in his role through the end of the year, and in the meantime, the House forming a bipartisan committee to search for a new chaplain. The panel could still consider Conroy to stay on, Connolly emphasized.

Ryan still hasn't said why he pushed out Conroy, who has been the chaplain since 2011 and whose last day is set for May 24.