'Will hurt spouses of legal immigrants': Major outrage over new US visa EAD rule

In a major policy shift, the US administration announced ending automatic work permit extensions for certain immigrants from October 30. This move, which will be implemented overnight without any prior notice or scope for consultation, led to confusion and also outrage and immigration experts said this will hurt US workforce as H-4 visa holders (skilled spouses of H-1B visa holders) will be affected by the change.