‘H-1B workers only’: US company fined $313,420 after DOJ reveals illegal hiring bias | World News –

Amid the ongoing campaign against illegal immigration in America, several freelance reporters have taken up the task of exposing the scams of H-1B workers. One such New Jersey-based company, uncovered by Blaze TV reporter Sarah Gonzalez, was recently fined by the Department of Justice for illegal hiring practices.

The Department of Justice announced that it had reached a settlement with Compunnel Software Group Inc., under which the company indicated its intention to hire employees based on citizenship status, specifically favoring H-1B visa holders or holders of related temporary visas on the basis of employment. According to the department’s press release, the professional services provider violated the Immigration and Nationality Act (INA) when its recruiters posted job advertisements for positions in the United States that included restrictions on citizenship status that were not permitted under the law.

An email sent to the “responsible party” indicated that the company wanted temporary visa holders “only” for a specific position. Gonzalez, a reporter for the far-right media company Blaze Media, initially “exposed” the company for posting job roles on LinkedIn with “H-1B workers only” criteria. She took to X to share the news, writing, “Following my February report on illegal discrimination against American workers, the Department of Justice took action against at least one of the companies I exposed.”

Now, the company has agreed to pay $58,000 to the responsible party, a US citizen who was disqualified from consideration for the Python developer position based on his citizenship status. Furthermore, it agreed to pay civil penalties to the U.S. Department of the Treasury in the amount of $255,420 and took steps to train and monitor recruiters. Assistant Public Prosecutor Harmeet K. said: Dillon, of the Department of Justice’s Civil Rights Division: “It is illegal to discourage American workers from applying for American jobs. Employers cannot exclude American workers from the workforce by discriminating against them based on their citizenship status. Employers must design their hiring, training, and compliance practices to ensure compliance with federal civil rights laws.”

This marks the ninth settlement the Department of Justice has made since reviving the American Workers Protection Initiative in 2025, to enforce the INA.