US EditionAttorney General Ken Paxton Announces Sweeping Investigation Into H‑1B Visa Abuse, Starting With Three North Texas Businesses
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton has launched an inquiry into three North Texas firms suspected of using sham companies to fraudulently sponsor H-1B visa holders.
- On January 29, 2026, Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton announced a sweeping investigation focusing on three North Texas businesses and issued Civil Investigative Demands as part of the inquiry.
- State officials say the firms employed deceptive schemes to improperly obtain H-1B visas, including sham or `ghost` companies and a single-family residence example as a corporate office.
- The CIDs demand extensive operational and financial records, requiring companies to produce product descriptions, financial statements, communications and employee lists, while Paxton said it's to protect Texas workers.
- A day earlier, Greg Abbott, Texas Governor, ordered state agencies and public universities to immediately freeze new H-1B petitions statewide until May 31, 2027, with exceptions by the Texas Workforce Commission; no criminal charges have been filed and companies under investigation remain unnamed.
- Amid federal policy changes, the state probe adds to scrutiny of H-1B rules, with Indians comprising 72.3% of visas in 2022-23, following DHS amendments and a $100,000 fee.
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TX Attorney General Ken Paxton Launches Major H-1B Fraud Investigation.
PULSE POINTSWHAT HAPPENED: Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton (R) has launched an investigation into alleged H-1B visa fraud involving three North Texas businesses suspected of illegal activity.WHO WAS INVOLVED: Attorney General Ken Paxton, three unnamed businesses, and state officials are involved in the investigation. Governors Greg Abbott (R-TX) and Ron DeSantis (R-FL) have also taken action on related policies.WHEN & WHERE: The investigation,…
Attorney General Ken Paxton Announces Sweeping Investigation Into H‑1B Visa Abuse, Starting With Three North Texas Businesses
Attorney General Ken Paxton announced a wide sweeping investigation into abuse of the H-1B visa program by Texas businesses. As part of the investigation, he has issued Civil Investigative Demands (“CIDs”) to three North Texas companies suspected of engaging in fraudulent activity—including entities identified in videos that were widely-circulated online. Reports have indicated that the businesses under investigation have likely engaged in ille…
Ken Paxton Targets Visa Fraud Schemes
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton is investigating the abuse of the H-1B visa program following Governor Greg Abbott’s (R) call to pause the program. Businesses have sought to scam the visa program by “setting up sham companies featuring websites advertising nonexistent products or services to Texas consumers in order to fraudulently sponsor H-1B visas,” Paxton’s office explained. Some businesses have registered in single-family homes or have li…
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AG Paxton Announces Investigation Into H-1B Visa Abuse
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton is probing the abuse of the H-1B visa program in the state, beginning with an investigation into three companies in North Texas, the attorney general’s office said in a statement on Jan. 28. Paxton issued Civil Investigative Demands (CIDs) to companies suspected of fraudulent activity. CIDs are government requests for information in noncriminal investigations. They are issued before any formal complaint or lawsu…
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