The Trump administration’s move to curtail H-1B visas used by foreign technology workers in the U.S. survived an initial court challenge.

U.S. President Donald Trump’s June 22 proclamation declaring foreign workers a risk to the U.S. labor market amid the pandemic triggered push-back from business groups.

U.S. District Judge Amit Mehta in Washington declined to bar the administration from imposing the visa restrictions while the legal challenge to them plays out.