EMPLOYMENT AND TRAINING ADMINISTRATION ISSUES RULE: EXERCISE OF TIME-LIMITED AUTHORITY TO INCREASE THE FISCAL YEAR 2026 NUMERICAL LIMITATION FOR THE H-2B TEMPORARY NONAGRICULTURAL WORKER PROGRAM

WASHINGTON, Feb. 3 -- Employment and Training Administration has issued a rule called: Exercise of Time-Limited Authority To Increase the Fiscal Year 2026 Numerical Limitation for the H-2B Temporary Nonagricultural Worker Program.

The rule was published in the Federal Register on Feb. 3 by Kristi Noem, Secretary of Homeland Security.

Summary: The Secretary of Homeland Security, in consultation with the Secretary of Labor, is exercising time-limited Fiscal Year (FY) 2026 authority to issue up to, but not more than, an additional 64, 716 visas for the fiscal year. All of these supplemental visas will be available only to those American businesses that are suffering or will suffer impending irreparable harm, i.e, those facing permanent and s...