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At least 174 Indian nationals, including seven minors, have filed a lawsuit against US President Donald Trump's proclamation on H-1B visas that would prevent them from entering the United States, reported PTI.
The case was filed in a US district court on Tuesday, 14 July.
Trump had on 23 June announced a ban on the issuance of all H-1B visas, among other type of work visas till the end of the year.
As per a proclamation signed by Trump, the ban comes into effect starting 24 June and applies to a number of work visas.
Since April, when Trump abruptly announced wanting to “temporarily suspend immigration into the country,” the administration has reportedly been mulling a temporary ban on work-based visas like the H-1B, amid a growing unemployment crisis in the country due to the coronavirus lockdown.
The lawsuit seeks the court to declare that the presidential proclamation on issuing new H-1B or H4 visas or admitting new H-1B or H-4 visa holders as unlawful.
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