Information technology (IT) consulting companies are a target-rich environment for immigration enforcement, and the current immigration climate evidences this. Data has shown that H-1B petitions for professionals filed by consulting companies are more heavily scrutinized, with a rate of denial at approximately 40%; as compared to a denial rate of under 10% in 2015.

The additional scrutiny on IT consulting companies has manifested itself in numerous ways, including additional disclosures during the H-1B/labor condition application process, site visits at the end client and verification requests sent to the end client.