India, Dec. 22 -- Immigration lawyers have criticised the US government after Indian H-1B visa holders, who travelled back this month to renew their American work permits, got stranded, calling it the "biggest message" they have seen.

This comes amid several appointments for H-1B visa renewal being abruptly rescheduled by US consular offices. According to the lawyers cited in a Washington Post report, the Indian high-skilled workers had appointments cancelled between December 15 and 26, a period coinciding with the US holiday season.

The Washington Post report cited Emily Neumann, a partner at the Houston-based immigration firm Reddy Neumann Brown PC, Veena Vijay Ananth, an immigration attorney in India, and Charles Kuck, who practices ...