US judge strikes down Trump’s $100,000 H1-B visa fee
Summary
A U.S. federal judge canceled the $100,000 fee that President Donald Trump set for new H-1B visas for skilled foreign workers. The judge ruled the fee was an illegal tax because Congress never approved it.Key Facts
- The $100,000 H-1B visa fee was introduced by President Trump in September.
- The fee raised the cost of getting an H-1B visa much higher than before.
- The lawsuit against the fee was filed by 20 Democratic state attorneys general.
- US District Judge Leo Sorokin ruled the fee is a tax, not a penalty.
- The judge said Congress did not give the president permission to impose this tax.
- Before the fee, employers paid between $2,000 and $5,000 for H-1B visa fees.
- The H-1B program grants 65,000 visas yearly, plus 20,000 for advanced degree workers.
- By mid-February, only 85 payments for the $100,000 fee had been received.
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