The Administration has not yet released the 65,716 supplemental H-2B visas that many land improvement employers depend on to meet workforce needs. The H-2B Workforce Coalition, in which LICA participates, is supporting an effort by Senators King (I-ME) and Rounds (R-SD) and Rep. Harris (D-MD) urging the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), in consultation with the Department of Labor (DOL), to use the authority Congress provided in the current Continuing Resolution to release the maximum allowable number of additional H-2B visas for Fiscal Year 2027. These visas will allow employers to supplement their U.S. workforce to keep their businesses open and provide additional certainty for their workforce planning decisions in the coming months.
LICA members who make use of the H-2B visa program are asked to contact your U.S. Senators and Representative and urge them to sign onto the congressional letters to DHS and DOL calling for the prompt release of these supplemental visas.
Congressional support is critical, and time is running out. Every day these visas remain unreleased increase uncertainty for land improvement businesses planning for the season ahead. You can reach your Senators and Representative through the Capitol switchboard at (202) 225-3121. Once connected to the office, please ask to speak to the staff person who handles immigration issues. Alternatively, please use the link below to send an email to your two Senators and Representative.