Immigration attorney Chand Parvathaneni, who was recently in the news because of a viral claim that he filed 700,000 H-1B applications in 2025, which he refuted, spoke about the recent H-1B abuse allegations in Texas and said that a government investigation is always welcome instead of social media accusations. Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton ordered an investigation into three H-1B firms after journalist Sara Gonzales, in her investigation report, claimed that the so-called H-1B firms, which exist in USCIS records, have no operations on the ground. Gonzales highlighted two Indian-origin companies and alleged that their offices are either empty or residential addresses with no employees working. While many claimed that this is how H-1B staffing companies or IT bodyshops, which supply H-1B workers to other companies, work with no function of their own, Texas AG has now sought details from these companies — about their employees, about their products or services.
‘Find real culprits’
Immigration attorney Chand Parvathaneni welcomed the investigation and said bad actors should be punshed but a few bad actors do not represent those who follow the law. “As immigration attorneys, we do not have financial or ownership interests in any of our client companies. We do not guarantee approvals, and our work and fees remain the same regardless of whether a case is approved or denied. Our role is limited to preparing and filing petitions based on information provided by employers,” his statement read. “We do not control client companies, nor do we have visibility into their day-to-day operations. Employers operate independently, and compliance ultimately rests with them. The government has the tools, authority, and resources to audit companies, review operations, verify LCA compliance, confirm wage payments, and examine financial records. Thorough investigations protect due process, identify fraud where it exists, and preserve the integrity of the H-1B program.””Current H-1B regulations were written in the 1990s and do not fully reflect today’s workforce realities or the impact to US workforce and needs a reform. Government investigations, not social-media accusations, are the appropriate way to isolate violations and ensure accountability by finding the real culprits,” the statement added.
