Anthropic has warned that its employees could face targeted immigration or visa action from the Donald Trump administration, citing the potential consequences of its public positions on artificial intelligence (AI) safety and regulation in a registration statement filed with US regulators.
The extension is detailed in the Federal Register proclamation. The administration introduced a $100,000 payment requirement for certain new H-1B petitions under a September 2025 presidential proclamation. The White House subsequently announced that the measure would be extended for another 12 months, through September 21, 2027.
The potential risks identified in the filing include investigations, enforcement actions, licensing restrictions, and immigration-related measures. The company also cautioned that changes to US immigration policy could make it harder to recruit and retain highly skilled employees. The filing outlines potential business risks; it does not establish that the administration has initiated visa action against Anthropic employees. Anthropic’s warning comes as the Trump administration pursues changes to employment-based immigration, including the H-1B program used by technology companies to hire foreign professionals for specialized occupations. The SEC filing identifies immigration policy, government scrutiny and the company’s ability to recruit specialized workers as potential business risks. It does not establish that Anthropic employees will lose their visas or that the government will take action against them.
In its Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) statement , the AI company said its engagement with policymakers and public statements on AI regulation could expose it to heightened government scrutiny, including “targeted immigration or visa actions affecting our personnel”. Anthropic warned that its policy advocacy could leave it vulnerable to being “disproportionately or selectively targeted by particular governmental bodies”. Policies that “restrain the flow of professional and technical talent”, it said, could “inhibit our ability to recruit and retain highly qualified employees”.
