In the wake of several incidents where influencers barged inside private properties to apparently investigate H-1B visa abuses, immigration attorneys Rahul Reddy and Emily Brown said H-1B visa holders have rights to not engage with such so-called influencers. In their weekly visa discussion, Brown said H-1B visa holders legally residing in the US must know that a law enforcement officer, an ICE officer and an anti-immigrant influencer are not the same.
A few months ago, Texas YouTuber Sara Gonzales did her own sting operation as she turned up at addresses registered as H-1B companies. She recorded how there were no operations going on at those places and one particular office address turned out to be a residential address. Then the YouTuber went to a food truck and called out the H-1B man who was at the food truck accusing him of doing a side business while being in the US on H-1B. Several influencers started doing the same as anti-India content has been raking in views on all social media platforms. YouTuber Tyler Oliveira recently released a similar video where he went inside shops, interviewed those working there etc.
