The Department of Homeland Security is reviewing a proposal that could eliminate the 60-day grace period offered to foreign workers on non-immigrant visas after job loss. If approved, these workers may be required to leave the country immediately instead of having time to find new employment. Currently under review by the federal Office of Management and Budget, details about the proposal are yet to be disclosed. The grace period currently allows certain principal non-immigrants and their dependents to remain in the US if the principal worker's employment ends before their permitted stay expires. Introduced in 2017, it provides foreign workers and their families time to search for new jobs after a job loss. The proposed change could affect many Indian nationals who are significant beneficiaries of H-1B employment visas and accounted for 71% of all successful applicants in the 2024 fiscal year. This development may impact thousands of workers who currently rely on the 60-day window after a job loss, potentially disrupting the lives of Indian-American communities in the US estimated at 5.2 million.