On Friday, August 2, 2024, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit upheld a U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) regulation that grants work authorization eligibility to certain H-4 nonimmigrant visa holders in a lawsuit called Save Jobs USA v. DHS. H-4 visa holders are dependent spouses or unmarried children (under the age of 21) of H-1B nonimmigrant visa holders. The INA does not specifically provide work authorization eligibility for these derivative nonimmigrants. Rather, DHS, through the issuance of a regulation, granted certain H-4 dependent spouses work authorization eligibility. Saves Job USA challenged the rule, arguing...