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Florida Universities Freeze H-1B Hiring Amid Trump’s Immigration Crackdown

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Florida’s public university system—one of the largest in the U.S.—halted H-1B visa hiring, mirroring Texas’s recent restrictions under President Trump’s immigration crackdown. The Board of Governors, overseeing 12 state universities, voted 14-2 to block new H-1B hires in 2026 and review past usage for potential displacement of U.S. workers. Governor Ron DeSantis ordered the freeze in October 2025, alleging universities used the visas to replace American citizens in academic and research roles. The move aligns with Trump’s broader policy to tighten high-skilled immigration, targeting programs critics claim undercut domestic labor markets. Florida’s decision escalates a national trend, with Texas and other GOP-led states increasingly restricting H-1B reliance in public institutions.
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Connecting decision makers to a dynamic network of information, people and ideas, Bloomberg quickly and accurately delivers business and financial information, news and insight around the worldAmericas+1 212 318 2000EMEA+44 20 7330 7500Asia Pacific+65 6212 1000Connecting decision makers to a dynamic network of information, people and ideas, Bloomberg quickly and accurately delivers business and financial information, news and insight around the worldAmericas+1 212 318 2000EMEA+44 20 7330 7500Asia Pacific+65 6212 1000Ron DeSantis, governor of Florida.Florida’s public university system, one of the nation’s largest, froze hiring via H-1B visas, emulating a move by Texas to restrict a program that’s become a focal point for President Donald Trump’s broader immigration crackdown. The Board of Governors that oversees Florida’s 12 public universities voted 14-to-2 to not hire any candidates who need such visas this year and study whether their past use had disadvantaged US workers.

Florida Governor Ron DeSantis ordered the board to end the practice in October, claiming universities were using them to replace US citizens.

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