DOL Says It Has Statutory Authority to Levy H-2A Fines Through Own Process

( June 23, 2026, 2:33 PM EDT) -- WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Department of Labor (DOL) argues in a U.S. Supreme Court petitioner brief that because the H-2A migrant worker visa program is part of federal immigration law under the Immigration and Nationality Act (INA), it may enforce conditions of the program, including imposing civil penalties and back wages, through its own adjudication process....