The federal government’s public database tracking employers that hire H-1B visa workers has gone offline, with key search tools disabled and recent datasets missing.
The U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) H-1B Employer Data Hub, a widely used public
database intended to allow the public to analyze employers participating in the visa program, appears to have lost key features, including its search function and interactive map, while recent datasets are missing entirely. Without these resources, it is difficult to reliably assess H-1B employment in the United States.
The Dallas Express first encountered this issue late last week.
The site previously allowed users to search H-1B petitioners by fiscal year, employer name, location, and industry classification code, but those search capabilities are now nonfunctional. The map interface that once visualized concentrations of H-1B employers across the United States is also missing.
Additionally, the downloadable datasets
page associated with the hub does not include files for fiscal years 2024, 2025, or 2026, even though the agency previously stated it would provide regular updates. These pages are now listed with an
“Archived Content” tag, although they are also marked as having been
“Last Reviewed/Updated: 07/01/2025.” It is unclear when these files became archived, rather than live content, and if this is related to the alleged technical issues.
A spokesman for the agency told
The Dallas Express via email,
“We are aware that our various USCIS Employer Data Hubs are currently experiencing technical difficulties. Our team is actively working to resolve the issue. We apologize for any inconvenience and appreciate your patience while we work to restore normal service.”
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In a 2019
announcement, USCIS said the database was intended to improve public access to information about the H-1B program. The agency missive said the H-1B Employer Data Hub would allow the public to “search for H-1B petitioners by fiscal year (back to FY 2009), NAICS code, employer name, city, state, or ZIP code,” enabling users to calculate approval and denial rates and review which employers were using the visa program.
USCIS also
stated at the time that the hub was part of its effort to expand transparency around employment-based visa programs.
On Facebook in 2019, USCIS posted, “We’ve launched an H-1B Employer Data Hub to give you information on employers who are petitioning for H-1B workers. The data hub is part of our continued effort to increase transparency in employment-based visa programs.”
The disappearance of the hub’s functionality comes after extensive reporting by
The Dallas Express examining which companies employ the most H-1B workers across Texas.
Those reports analyzed concentrations of H-1B labor across the state’s largest cities and identified the employers responsible for the highest number of visa petitions.
The H-1B program allows U.S. employers to temporarily hire foreign workers for specialty occupations that require “the theoretical and practical application of a body of highly specialized knowledge,” typically requiring at least a bachelor’s degree or equivalent, according to the agency’s 2019 description of the program.
The employer data hub became a key public resource for journalists, researchers, and policymakers seeking to examine how the visa program is used by companies and where those workers are concentrated geographically.
USCIS previously stated that the agency would update the hub quarterly and release annual datasets for public download.
As of this writing (4:00 PM CT, March 10, 2026), the H-1B Employer Data Hub remains offline.
