Because the small time staffing firm was the organization that was breaking the law. All the big tech companies are: * Employing the people to do actual work

Because the small time staffing firm was the organization that was breaking the law. All the big tech companies are: * Employing the people to do actual work for the host company. E.g. A Google H-1B is doing work on google products, for google. * Paying competitive salaries - you're not going to find anyone saying the FAANGs aren't paying top dollar This "small time staffing firm" was paying below fair wage, and providing fraudulent documentation about the work they were doing. If you're super concerned about the "H1-B visa pipeline" you shouldn't be looking at big tech. You should be looking at the "consulting" firms like Deloitte