Explain H-1B delays & denials, US court orders immigration agency

MUMBAI: A US district court judge has recently ordered the United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) to provide explanations for the massive delays and denials in H-1B adjudications. USCIS will also have to provide explanations regarding the change in its rule that has adversely impacted IT service companies. Explanations from the USCIS are due in two weeks.
The matter pertained to a consolidated hearing for lawsuits filed by ITServe Alliance, a large coalition of IT service companies in the US, and several of its member companies, that had petitioned against the rule change.
TOI in its edition of February 26 had analysed the top 30 employers, which had sponsored H-1B visas and had found that the H-1B visa denial rates for IT service (consulting) companies for the fiscal year ended September 30, 2018 were on the higher side, ranging from 20 to 80%. For non-service companies, the denial rates were around 1%.