Trump throws out H-1B "bomb": Companies desperate to stop employees from leaving the country, return ticket prices skyrocket

On the 19th local time, a White House announcement regarding H-1B visas sent shockwaves through major companies and groups of international students. The core idea of the announcement is that employers must obtain and maintain proof that they have paid $100,000 before submitting an H-1B application for a foreign national outside the United States, otherwise they will not be allowed to enter the country. First Financial learned from employees at several American universities and tech giants that the company's human resources departments sent urgent emails to employees after 10:00 p.m. on the 19th local time, instructing international employees not to leave the United States. The reporter also observed that in just a few hours, the price of flights from Shanghai to Hawaii on September 20, originally in the four to five thousand yuan range, had increased by several thousand yuan.