US Supreme Court deals setback to cruise operators over Cuba confiscations

2026-05-21 14:27:40 / reuters.com

The U.S. Supreme Court is expected to issue orders in pending appeals, in Washington, D.C., U.S., May 18, 2026. REUTERS/Evelyn Hockstein/File Photo

• Summary
• Companies

• Cruise operators face $440 million in combined judgments
• They were accused of using docks seized by Castro’s Cuba
• Ruling comes at sensitive moment in US-Cuba relations

WASHINGTON, May 21 – The U.S. Supreme Court delivered a setback on Thursday to four American cruise operators that contested $440 million in combined judgments after being accused of unlawfully using docks in Cuba ​that were seized in 1959 by former leader Fidel Castro’s communist government.

The justices, in an 8-1 ruling, set aside a lower court’s decision to throw out the ‌judgments against Carnival

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and MSC Cruises. The cruise operators were sued by a U.S. company called Havana Docks Corporation that had built the port facilities before the Cuban revolution.

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Havana Docks filed suit under the Helms-Burton Act, a 1996 law that allows U.S. nationals who owned property in Cuba to sue anyone who “traffics in property which was confiscated by the Cuban government on or after January 1, 1959.”

Thursday’s ruling was ​issued at a particularly sensitive time in U.S.-Cuban relations. The United States on Wednesday announced murder charges against former Cuban President Raúl Castro, Fidel’s younger brother, in a major escalation in ​President Donald Trump’s pressure campaign against Cuba’s communist government.

Under Trump, the United States has effectively imposed a blockade on Cuba by threatening sanctions on countries ⁠supplying it with fuel, triggering power outages and exacerbating its worst crisis in decades.

Havana Docks built docks in Havana’s port during the early 20th century, and has sought compensation from the cruise ​lines because their ships have used the seized terminal. The company had a 99-year concession from Cuba’s government for the construction and operation of piers at the port of Havana.

Shortly after coming to power, ​Castro nationalized and expropriated property held by U.S. companies including Havana Docks. Cuba has never paid any compensation to Havana Docks.

While the Helms-Burton Act primarily authorized lawsuits against Cuba’s government and its state-owned enterprises, it also created potential liability for international businesses like the U.S. cruise lines that have done business in Cuba.

TRUMP UNLEASHED WAVE OF LAWSUITS

U.S. presidents of both parties opted to suspend a key provision of the Helms-Burton Act, meaning private lawsuits could ​not go forward. But Trump lifted that suspension in 2019 during his first term in office, unleashing a wave of litigation in U.S. courts against Cuban state-owned entities and a few American ​companies that were accused of trafficking in confiscated property.

The four cruise operators used the docks from 2016 to 2019, after President Barack Obama had eased travel restrictions on Cuba. In a joint court filing, the companies ‌said it defies ⁠common sense that they “should pay hundreds of millions of dollars for following the executive branch’s lead in reopening travel to Cuba.”

A U.S. judge in 2022 ruled that the cruise lines had engaged in trafficking by having their ships dock at the terminal and imposed judgments of more than $100 million against each of the four.

The Atlanta-based 11th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals threw out those judgments last year, focusing on the fact that the Havana Docks concession would have expired in 2004, well before the cruise lines used the facilities.

“When that concession expired in 2004, any property interest that Havana Docks ​had by virtue of that concession ended,” the ​11th Circuit wrote. Thus, the conduct of ⁠the cruise lines from 2016 to 2019 did not constitute trafficking in the confiscated property of Havana Docks, it added.

Writing for the Supreme Court, conservative Justice Clarence Thomas said the 11th Circuit’s decision was in conflict with the plain text of the Helms-Burton Act.

In a dissent, liberal Justice Elena Kagan ​wrote that it was her colleagues who had misconstrued the statute’s text.

Kagan wrote that “what Havana Docks owned was only a property interest allowing ​it to use those docks ⁠for a specified time,” and that Thursday’s decision will “allow plaintiffs to recover for trafficking in property that was not theirs.”

Havana Docks and the cruise lines either did not immediately respond to requests for comment or declined to comment.

The 11th Circuit’s decision was one of several from U.S. courts that have created barriers for Helms-Burton Act claimants. Most of these cases have been dismissed on jurisdictional or procedural grounds.

The Supreme Court ⁠heard arguments ​in the case in February. On the same day, the justices also heard arguments in another case involving Helms-Burton Act litigation – ​ExxonMobil’s

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lawsuit seeking compensation from Cuban state-owned firm Corporación CIMEX in light of Castro’s confiscation of all of the U.S. energy company’s oil and gas assets in Cuba in 1959.

The Supreme Court is expected to rule in the Exxon case by ​the end of next month.

Reporting by Jan Wolfe; Editing by Will Dunham

【视频】李资政参访上海机器人孵化器 体验导盲机器人

2026年5月21日 23:17 / 联合早报

国务资政李显龙（左三），星期四（5月21日）下午参观上海人形机器人创新孵化器时，亲自体验机器人的导盲功能。 （海峡时报）

正在中国访问的国务资政李显龙，星期四（5月21日）下午到访上海人形机器人创新孵化器，了解中国机器人初创企业最新发展。

这个孵化器成立于2024年，是中国首家垂直人形机器人赛道的专业孵化平台，目前入驻孵化器的初创企业达32家。

在约一个小时的参访中，李资政在孵化器董事长汪兵的陪同下，了解不同细分领域机器人的应用情况，并与机器人互动。

国务资政李显龙（左一）对着摄像头摆出手势，体验灵巧手操作。（海峡时报）

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其中，一款名为AILOOK的导盲机器人引起李资政关注。他详细询问机器人如何识别方向、是否已投入量产、预计何时上市以及售价等情况，并亲自体验机器人导盲功能。

开发这款机器人的盲人工程师朱清毅介绍，产品预计今年8月上市，售价约六七千美元（约7680新元至8960新元）。李资政听后笑着说：“价格不算高，比导盲犬更划算。”

盲人工程师朱清毅（左一）举起导盲机器人，向国务资政李显龙（右三）展示它如何通过多传感器融合感知周围环境。机器人随后语音播报前方人群的衣着与外貌特征，引得现场一阵笑声。（海峡时报）

李资政也详细了解孵化器的运营模式，询问入驻企业如何筛选、是否需缴纳租金、可获得哪些补助，以及扶持资金主要来自哪些机构等。

上海人形机器人创新孵化器董事长汪兵（前排右一）向国务资政李显龙（前排右二）介绍一个人形机器人展开后的316个零部件。（海峡时报）

李资政上一次访问上海是在2024年11月。此次访沪期间，他还将与上海市长龚正会面。李资政将于星期五（22日）傍晚结束访华行程，返回新加坡。

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本届法网少了劲敌阿尔卡拉斯，世界第一的辛纳（图）将冲击个人首个红土大满贯锦标。 （法新社）

（巴黎综合电）红土大满贯法国网球公开赛签表出炉，世界第一的意大利好手辛纳（Sinner）和塞尔维亚天王乔科维奇（Djokovic）分处在不同半区，最快只会在男单决赛中碰头。女单方面，可可·高芙（Coco Gauff）则可能在半决赛遭遇阿丽娜·萨巴伦卡（Aryna Sabalenka）的挑战。

由于西班牙名将阿尔卡拉斯（Alcaraz）因伤缺阵，状态火热的辛纳成为男单头号夺冠热门，他将在首轮对阵世界排名第165位的法国外卡选手塔比尔（Tabur）。

辛纳真正的考验预计从八强开始，他的潜在对手是来自美国的五号种子谢尔顿（Shelton），若顺利晋级，则有可能与俄罗斯的梅德韦杰夫（Medvedev）交手。

身为三号种子的乔科维奇将在首圈迎战法国的佩里卡尔（Perricard），继续冲击个人第25个大满贯锦标。

乔科维奇将在星期五（5月22日）迎来39岁生日，他的半决赛潜在对手是实力不俗的德国球员兹维列夫（Zverev）。

兹维列夫曾两次在法网与乔天王交手，2019年和2025年均败北。

星期五过39岁生日的乔科维奇，将冲击个人第25个大满贯锦标。（路透社）

本届法网，最受瞩目的首轮大战是法国一哥菲尔斯（Fils）迎战41岁的前赛会冠军瓦林卡（Wawrinka，瑞士），这将是即将退役的瓦林卡最后一次参加法网。

阿丽娜面对艰难晋级之路

女单方面，世界第一的阿丽娜的晋级之路非常艰难，她的潜在对手包括大坂直美、加拿大新星维多利亚·姆博科（Victoria Mboko），以及卫冕冠军可可。

阿丽娜首轮将对垒来自西班牙的杰西卡·马内罗（Jessica Maneiro）。

身为四号种子的可可去年在决赛苦战击败阿丽娜，她今年卫冕首战将对垒同胞泰勒·汤森（Taylor Townsend）。

可可的晋级之路或遇到不少同胞，她的八强潜在对手是阿曼达·阿尼西莫娃（Amanda Anisimova），后者去年曾连续闯入温布登锦标赛和美国公开赛决赛。

四届法网冠军伊加·斯瓦泰克（Iga Swiatek）则可能在八强遭遇刚刚赢得意大利公开赛的叶连娜·斯维托丽娜（Elina Svitolina）。

若继续闯关，伊加可能会在半决赛迎战澳洲公开赛新科冠军、次号种子伊莲娜·莱巴金娜（Elena Rybakina）。

本届法网正赛将从5月24日至6月7日进行。

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Trump administration brings on record new class of immigration judges

2026-05-21T15:55:57.642Z / Reuters

Acting U.S. Attorney General Todd Blanche speaks, as the U.S. Department of Justice announces criminal charges against former Cuban President Raul Castro, during a ceremony to honor the victims of the 1996 shootdown of Brothers to the Rescue aircraft incident, at Freedom Tower in Miami, Florida, U.S., May 20, 2026. REUTERS/Marco… Purchase Licensing RightsRead more

May 21 (Reuters) – The U.S. Department of Justice on Thursday said it had added the largest class of new immigration judges in the agency’s history this week as ​President Donald Trump’s administration moves to restock the immigration court system with people it ‌calls “deportation judges.”

The Justice Department said 77 new permanent immigration judges and five new temporary ones were sworn in on Wednesday during a ceremony in Washington, D.C., bringing the current total to nearly 700 after ​the Trump administration fired more than 100 others.

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“Today, we are onboarding the largest ​immigration judge class in agency history,” Acting U.S. Attorney General Todd Blanche ⁠said in a statement. “This could only happen thanks to President Trump’s decisive leadership and ​commitment to securing our borders.”

Immigration judges are not part of the federal judiciary but belong ​to the Justice Department’s Executive Office for Immigration Review, as does the Board of Immigration Appeals, which hears appeals of their decisions.

Since Trump returned to the White House in January 2025 with his hard-line ​immigration agenda, his administration has fired at least 115 immigration judges and a similar number have ​taken buyouts, resigned or retired out of a total of about 700 judges, according to the National ‌Association ⁠of Immigration Judges.

At the same time, it has been moving to replace them, often with new hires with backgrounds in criminal prosecution or immigration enforcement. Many of the 77 new permanent judges, who will serve about half of the states, similarly have enforcement backgrounds.

The Justice Department ​says that overall, its ​immigration review office ⁠has hired 153 permanent immigration judges in the 2026 fiscal year that began October 1, the most ever in a single year.

The ​five new temporary judges hail from the military and can serve ​up to six ⁠months. The Pentagon in September said that military and civilian lawyers working for the U.S. Defense Department under the leadership of U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth would temporarily serve as immigration judges.

The ⁠Justice ​Department calls reducing the immigration court backlog one of ​its biggest priorities. It said the pending caseload in immigration courts has declined from about 4 million cases to ​under 3.53 million since Trump took office.

Reporting by Nate Raymond in Boston Editing by Bill Berkrot

Nate Raymond reports on the federal judiciary and litigation. He can be reached at nate.raymond@thomsonreuters.com.

欧洲联盟今年经济增长预料将放缓，图为法国首都巴黎一条购物街。 （法新社）

经济展望报告显示，受中东冲突引发的能源冲击影响，欧洲联盟今年经济增长将放缓，通胀将上升。

根据星期四（5月21日）发布的2026年春季经济展望报告，欧盟实际国内生产总值（GDP）增速将放缓至1.1%，较去年秋季预测下调0.3个百分点，2027年将回升至1.4%。欧元区2026年和2027年经济增长预计分别为0.9%和1.2%。

新华社引述报告说，尽管能源驱动的通货膨胀预计在2027年有所缓解，但能源大宗商品价格预计仍将比此次中东冲突前水平高约20%。欧盟2026年通胀率预计将达3.1%，较此前秋季预测高出一个百分点，2027年将回落至2.4%。欧元区2026年和2027年通胀率预计分别为3.0%和2.3%。

此外，受经济活动疲软、利息支出上升、能源补贴措施以及防务支出增加等因素影响，欧盟财政赤字率预计将从2025年的3.1%升至2027年的3.6%。

报告还显示，德国2026年经济增长预期由此前的1.2%大幅下调至0.6%，预计2027年德国经济增长仅为0.9%。美国关税政策、能源价格高企以及地缘政治风险将持续拖累德国经济复苏。

Exclusive: US House Foreign Affairs Committee Chair warns of China role in Argentina contract bid

2026-05-21T14:13:26.099Z / Reuters

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• Jan De Nul, Servimagnus deny Chinese ties, call allegations a malicious fallacy
• US lobbying supports Deme consortium, citing concerns over bid process and Chinese influence
• Argentina’s anti-corruption office flags irregularities in bidding process

BUENOS AIRES, May 21 (Reuters) – U.S. House Foreign Affairs ​Committee Chairman Rep. Brian Mast has warned U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio of “Chinese malign influence” in a bid for ‌a major contract in Argentina, according to a letter seen by Reuters.

The April 23 letter concerns an auction for a 25-year contract to dredge and operate Argentina’s Parana River, a vital waterway for most of the country’s agricultural exports, that Argentina estimates will reach $10 billion in investment.

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The terms of the tender, which is in its final phase ​with a decision expected in the coming days, explicitly barred state-owned companies, preventing bids from Chinese firms.

But Mast alleged that China was attempting “to ​circumvent that choice through a private sector proxy.” There is “serious concern

Trump is rolling back Biden-era regulations on refrigerants. But it’s unlikely to save consumers money

May 21, 2026 10:31 AM ET / CNN

By Alayna Treene, David Goldman
Updated May 21, 2026, 12:04 PM ET

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Summary

• President Donald Trump is rolling back back Biden-era regulations on refrigerants used in supermarkets and refrigerated transport.
• The White House argues the move could save consumers more than $800 million on groceries.
• But rolling back the regulations is highly unlikely to lower grocery prices for everyday consumers.

AI-generated summary was reviewed by a CNN editor.

President Donald Trump announced new measures on Thursday to roll back Biden-era regulations on refrigerants in a move his administration argues will help lower grocery prices.

Trump, who was joined by Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Lee Zeldin and executives from major grocery chains for the Oval Office announcement, is extending deadlines for supermarkets and businesses to phase out the use of hydrofluorocarbons — considered harmful, planet-warming pollutants used for refrigeration and air conditioners. The EPA is also expected to revise a 2024 program to exempt road refrigerant appliances — used to transport goods — from leak requirements for hydrofluorocarbons.

Thursday’s announcement is the latest in a string of efforts by the White House to try and lower consumer costs amid persistent inflation and affordability concerns — an issue that has become a glaring concern for Republicans ahead of the November midterm elections.

But rolling back the regulations is highly unlikely to lower grocery prices for everyday consumers. Supermarkets operate on razor-thin margins and have very little wiggle room to lower good prices that have been on the rise as the Iran war has sent diesel prices surging. Fresh produce prices rose sharply in April — up 6.5% from a year earlier — because the cost of shipping has soared over the past several months.

Under the 2023 Technology Transitions Rule, grocery stores, AC companies and others were mandated to reduce powerful greenhouse gases used in cooling equipment. The EPA is also expected to revise the 2024 Emissions Reduction and Reclamation Program to exempt the road refrigerant appliances.

The Biden-era rules would have added a one-time expense for new equipment. Rolling back those regulations means companies that have not already purchased new equipment will no longer be required to update their systems. But that’s not the same as lowering grocery costs.

The White House argues the two EPA actions could save consumers more than $800 million at the supermarket, and as much as $1.5 billion for transportations of refrigerated goods.

“Americans were right to be frustrated with the Biden-era refrigerant rules. They didn’t protect human health or the environment and instead piled on costly, unattainable restrictions beyond what the law requires,” Zeldin said in a statement.

The Food Industry Association, a trade group representing grocery stores, estimated that the cost to switch away from HFCs would cost $1 million per grocery store. But the industry has had years to prepare for this, and many companies have already made the changes to newer equipment that complies with the EPA’s order.

Grocery stores also need to comply with even more aggressive regulations that several states, including California, have passed.

A trade group representing refrigerator makers argued Thursday that this rollback will raise costs for consumers, manufacturers and grocery stores.

“This rule works against basic supply and demand,” Stephen Yurek, president and CEO of the Air-Conditioning, Heating, and Refrigeration Institute (AHRI), said in a statement.

“By extending the compliance deadline, the EPA is maintaining and even increasing demand in the market for existing refrigerants while supply continues to fall under the AIM Act. So, instead of falling, refrigerant prices are likely to rise, resulting in higher service costs, and higher costs for consumers.”

Executives from Kroger, Piggly Wiggly, Foodfresh, Fareway and other groceries were expected to attend the announcement, according to a White House official.

USA Today first reported the details of the event.

This headline and story have been updated with additional developments.

CNN’s Matt Egan contributed to this report.

法国法院：法航空客在2009年空难中犯“过失杀人”罪

2026年5月21日 23:49 / 联合早报

巴西海军于2009年6月8日发布的照片​​显示，潜水员正在打捞法航A330客机的部分尾翼残骸。这架客机于2009年6月1日从里约热内卢飞往巴黎途中在大西洋上空坠毁。 （法新社）

法国巴黎上诉法院裁定，法国航空公司和空中客车两家企业在2009年法航AF447航班空难中“过失杀人”罪名成立。

法院星期四（5月21日）宣布，这两家公司对空难负全部责任。作为法人，两家公司分别被判处22万5000欧元（约33万3900新元）的顶格罚金。法媒分析说，这对法航和空客来说虽是“象征性”的，但被判有罪将影响它们的企业形象。

新华社报道，法院认定，空客作为失事飞机的制造商，低估了引发空难的皮托管（Pitot tube）严重隐患，且未能向运营商提供相关信息。法航作为飞机运营商，未能就皮托管故障对机组人员进行充分培训和提供相关信息。

法航和空客在一审和上诉环节都否认上述指控，并作了无罪辩护，称空难过错在飞行员。2023年，法国法院一审曾判决两家公司没有刑事责任。遇难者家属获得赔偿。

2009年5月31日，法航AF447航班一架空客A330客机从巴西里约热内卢起飞前往巴黎，6月1日凌晨在靠近巴西的大西洋海域上空失事坠毁，机上216名乘客和12名机组人员全部遇难。调查显示，失事客机遭遇了恶劣天气，导致皮托管结冰，飞行员和自动驾驶设备无法获得正确的高度和速度信息。

皮托管又称空速管或航速测量仪，一般安装在机头正前方或垂尾等位置，通过仪器末端的感应器测量飞行中气流所产生压力，以此判断航速，并将数据传输给飞行员和自动驾驶设备。

EXCLUSIVE: ‘Phantom employees’ scandal spurs GOP crackdown on $36B incentive for companies to bypass Americans

May 21, 2026 9:47am EDT / Fox News

Rep. Grothman’s bill seeks close the loophole creating a ‘significant financial incentive’ to hire foreign workers

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Acting ICE Director Todd Lyons revealed that Homeland Security Investigations officers uncovered potentially thousands of fraudulent foreign workers.

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FIRST ON FOX: The discovery of 10,000 “phantom employees” exploiting a federal work program has helped spur Republicans to tackle the financial incentives behind a foreign worker pipeline costing Americans hundreds of thousands of jobs per year.

Under current federal law, hundreds of thousands of foreign students and employers participating in the Optional Practical Training (OPT) extension program are exempt from paying Social Security and Medicare payroll taxes, which companies are required to pay for domestic workers. This has led to the creation of a “significant financial incentive” for employers to hire foreign OPT workers over Americans.

Republican Rep. Glenn Grothman of Wisconsin introduced a bill Thursday, titled the “OPT Fair Tax Act,” that eliminates that incentive by requiring employers to pay the same Social Security and Medicare payroll taxes paid for American workers. By closing the loophole, Grothman believes the bill “helps create a more level playing field for American graduates entering the workforce.”

The congressman told Fox News Digital that “Americans should not be put at a disadvantage because Washington created a loophole that favors hiring foreign workers over qualified U.S.citizens.” He added that “too many young Americans graduating from our colleges and universities are forced to compete against a system that tilts the playing field against them.”

DOJ CALLS FOR TIPS ON EMPLOYERS FAVORING FOREIGN WORKERS IN HIRING PRACTICES

Rep. Glenn Grothman, R-Wis., (center) dropped a bill Thursday to kill the financial incentives behind a foreign worker pipeline costing Americans hundreds of thousands of jobs after U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) uncovered 10,000 “phantom employees” exploiting a federal work program.(Marvin Joseph/The Washington Post via Getty Images)

Grothman’s bill is the House companion to a Senate bill introduced by Sen. Tom Cotton, R-Ark., in September.

Though Cotton’s bill has not passed, OPT has faced increased scrutiny after Acting ICE Director Todd Lyons announced federal investigators uncovered more than 10,000 foreign students connected to “suspect employers” as part of a massive fraud scheme involving the program.

Lyons said that OPT, which lets international students on F-1 visas work temporarily in the country in jobs related to their field of study, had “ballooned into an uncontrolled guest worker pipeline with hundreds of thousands of foreign students working in the United States.”

He said that “as the program size exploded, so has the fraud.”

“Today, we are announcing we have identified over 10,000 foreign students who claim to be working for highly suspect employers, and that’s just among the top 25 OPT employers. This is only the tip of the iceberg,” he said.

The ICE director also said investigators uncovered what he referred to as “phantom employees,” who he said are foreign students who obtained work authorization through OPT but never actually showed up for work at the sites they claimed to work out of.

TRUMP-BACKED HOUSING BILL CLEARS HOUSE AFTER GOP DEFIES SENATE PRESSURE CAMPAIGN

Todd Lyons, acting director of Immigration and Customs Enforcement, arrives for the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee hearing on oversight of ICE, Customs and Border Protection, and Citizenship and Immigration Services in Washington, D.C., on Feb. 12, 2026.(Tom Williams/CQ-Roll Call, Inc. via Getty Images)

Grothman told Fox News Digital that these findings “point to serious vulnerabilities within the OPT program.”

He said that “reports that thousands of foreign students in the OPT program were tied to phantom employees and suspicious employers should alarm every American,” adding, “Right now, the federal government has created a financial incentive to hire foreign workers over Americans.”

Grothman said the scale of the tax preference has been significant. He pointed to data gathered by the technology and industry think tank Institute for Progress, which found that between fiscal years 2017 and 2022, an average of approximately 330,000 students participated in OPT annually. The think tank also estimated that eliminating the tax exemption would increase federal revenue by between $27 billion and $36 billion over a 10-year period.

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“Congress should be focused on opening doors for young Americans, helping U.S. graduates find good-paying jobs and ensuring employers are encouraged to hire Americans first. Not creating incentives for companies to bypass American talent,” he emphasized.

“The American people deserve to know how so many questionable employers were able to operate within the system for so long,” he continued. “Congress should be prioritizing American workers and restoring integrity to programs that have become increasingly vulnerable to abuse and exploitation.”

Peter Pinedo is a politics writer for Fox News Digital.