New warning for H-1B visa holders: USCIS’ request for evidence linked to ‘lawful’ deportations?

H-1B visa holders again targetted under the Trump administration.
The US Citizenship and Immigration Services’ (USCIS) latest move tied to H-1B visa holders and I-140 employment-based immigrant petitions has raised concerns in the community. In a rare move, federal officials are now issuing Requests for Evidence (RFEs) asking the concerned immigrants for home addresses and biometrics.

With USCIS’ unexpected request weighing heavy on the immigrant community, people are wondering if this development could be tied to Trump administration’s intimidating efforts to deport people. Market research nonprofit nfpResearch voiced similar apprehensions on an X post that read, “Immigration officials are issuing Requests for Evidence for H-1B and employment-based petitions asking for home addresses and biometrics, possibly adding to Trump admin plans to identify and deport people here lawfully,” according to As of now, the federal immigration authorities claim to be seeking updated residential addresses over claims of “potential adverse information” regarding certain individuals. “We have encountered potentially adverse information related to the beneficiary. To continue processing your application or petition, we required an updated address for the beneficiary so that we may collect biometric data,” a USCIS adjucator stated in a Request for Evidence, as per Forbes. Submissions of the “beneficiary’s current and updated residential address” are also requested in the same noticeNewsweek.