Immigrant Tech Workers Stay Put As Trump Crackdown Looms

An Amazon employee from India working in Seattle on an H-1B visa received a cautionary email last month from a law firm representing the company.

The message urged immigrant workers to "strongly consider" rescheduling any travel plans that would require reentry to the US after Donald Trump's presidential inauguration.

The message urged immigrant workers to "strongly consider" rescheduling any travel plans that would require reentry to the US after Donald Trump's presidential inauguration, Sharon Goldman reported for Fortune.

The email highlighted potential "unpredictability" at US ports of entry if Trump enacted promised immigration reforms, raising concerns about workers being stranded abroad or facing delays upon return.

Heeding the warning, the employee canceled a planned trip to Cancun and opted for a domestic vacation in Hawaii.

Similar warnings were issued to H-1B visa holders across the tech sector, urging employees to return to the US before January 20 unless travel was "urgent." Companies cited an "abundance of caution" in advising employees to avoid international trips during the administrative transition.