Biden Administration has announced an "immigration-friendly" move that would permit spouses of H-1B visa holders automatically for the job authorization. The move comes in as the US job market is going through a worker shortage as many workers have been protesting against the poor working conditions and low pay.

In this respect, the Department of Homeland Security reached the settlement in a class-action lawsuit launched last summer on behalf of immigrant spouses by the American Immigration Lawyers Association (AILA).

"This (H-4 visa holders) is a group that always met the regulatory test for an automatic extension of EADs (employment authorization documents), but the agency previously prohibited them from that benefit and forced them to wait for reauthorization," John Wisten from AILA said.

"People were suffering. They were losing their high-paying jobs for absolutely no legitimate reason causing harm to them and US businesses," he added.

Biden Administration, considered to be a bit liberal and immigration friendly, has also been criticized for not being so enough.