Garcia v. Acosta

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA MIGUEL GARCIA, et al., Plaintiffs, v. Civil Action No. 18-1968 (RDM) R. ALEXANDER ACOSTA, et al., Defendants. MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER The Immigration and Nationality Act (“INA”),

8 U.S.C. § 1101

et seq., permits employers to hire temporary foreign workers “to perform agricultural labor or services” in the United States. 8 U.S.C. § 1101(a)(15)(H)(ii)(a). To hire a temporary foreign worker under this program—known at the H-2A visa program—an employer must petition the Secretary of Labor “for a certification that [1] there are not…