MTG Exposes Massive H-1B Fraud: 700K Visas in Texas 2025
Ex-Trump ally alleges serious visa scam in North Texas.
Former US Congresswoman Marjorie Taylor Greene, a vocal “America First” advocate who recently resigned from Congress after a public fallout with Donald Trump, has spotlighted what she calls a “serious H-1B visa fraud” scandal in Texas. On January 15-16, 2026, Greene shared a viral video on X (formerly Twitter) claiming that a single immigration attorney in North Texas facilitated the entry of over 700,000 (7 lakh) H-1B visa holders in 2025 alone. She captioned the post: “North Texas seems to have a serious H1B Visa fraud scam going. One immigration attorney brought in over 700K H1Bs in 2025 alone.”
The allegations center on Dallas-based lawyer Chand Parvathaneni, whom the influencer in the video accused of approving around 400,000 H-1B applications by 2024, with the figure surging dramatically in 2025. Critics tie this to broader concerns about abuse in the H-1B program, including shell companies, fake job postings, and outsourcing firms undercutting American workers with cheaper foreign talent. This comes amid heightened scrutiny under the Trump administration’s second term, which has imposed a controversial $100,000 fee on new H-1B petitions to curb fraud and prioritize domestic hiring.
Greene’s post has fueled ongoing debates about the H-1B visa system, which caps at 85,000 new visas annually but faces accusations of widespread loopholes and “industrial-level fraud.” Federal investigations in Texas earlier in 2025 led to indictments for visa fraud schemes involving forged documents and fake employment, with USCIS assisting probes. However, the specific claim of 700,000 approvals by one attorney appears exaggerated or unverified, as official H-1B issuance totals remain far lower nationally, prompting some to call for fact-checking amid viral outrage.
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The controversy highlights tensions within Republican circles over immigration policy, with Greene amplifying calls to reform or restrict the program to protect American jobs. As investigations into potential fraud continue, this episode underscores growing pressure on authorities to address perceived abuses in skilled-worker visas, especially in tech-heavy states like Texas
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