Trump's $100,000 H-1B visa fee is unlawful, US judge rules
Judge Leo T. Sorokin said the fee was an unauthorized tax and cited 20 Democratic state attorneys general in the challenge.
- U.S. District Judge Leo Sorokin in Boston struck down the $100,000 fee on Monday, ruling that the Trump administration's massive surcharge on new H-1B visas for highly skilled foreign workers is unlawful and invalid.
- The court concluded the steep penalty constituted an unauthorized tax, with Judge Sorokin explicitly siding with the plaintiffs by stating that the White House had overstepped its executive authority to levy such financial demands without clear congressional approval.
- The legal victory follows a high-profile lawsuit filed by 20 Democratic state attorneys general, led by California, who argued that the administration's policy would intentionally decimate local technology sectors, harm public universities, and trigger severe regional economic slowdowns.
- The $100,000 annual surcharge was originally enacted via a presidential proclamation in September, targeting newly filed non-immigrant skilled worker petitions while attempting to bypass standard federal notice-and-comment administrative rules.
- The landmark ruling provides immediate relief to corporate tech giants and academic research hubs, effectively neutralizing the administration's primary fiscal mechanism designed to deter American employers from recruiting overseas engineering, medical, and specialized tech talent.
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Federal judge blocks Trump’s $100,000 H-1B visa fee - Asian Journal News
Federal court rules administration lacked congressional authority to impose six-figure charge on skilled-worker visas, setting up a likely appeal over the limits of presidential immigration powers. BOSTON — A federal judge on Monday struck down President Donald Trump’s $100,000 fee on new H-1B visas, ruling that the administration lacked authority to impose the charge without congressional approval and marking a significant…
A U.S. federal judge declared illegal on Monday, June 8, the $100,000 rate imposed by President Donald Trump on employers filing H-1B visa applications for highly qualified foreign workers.The magistrate ruled, in a lawsuit filed by 20 Democratic-ruled states, that the Republican president's bill was ascribed to Congressional tax powers.In a different case in December, a federal judge had endorsed the $100,000 fee. That ruling is currently on ap…
Obama judge deals blow to Trump's $100,000 tax on H-1B visa workers
A federal judge has denied President Donald Trump’s effort to impose a $100,000 fee on new H-1B visa applicants seeking high-skilled jobs in the United States, which would have imposed the massive fee on tens of thousands of foreign workers. U.S. District Judge Leo Sorokin of Boston, who was appointed by former President Barack Obama, on Monday ruled against Trump’s six-figure fee on the basis that it was an illegal tax Congress had never approv…
Federal judge in Boston strikes down Trump's $100,000 fee on new H-1B visas
The administration announced the much-higher fee as a way of preventing foreign workers from taking American jobs. The post Federal judge in Boston strikes down Trump’s $100,000 fee on new H-1B visas appeared first on Boston.com.
Trump's $100K visa fee for skilled foreign workers struck down
WASHINGTON — A federal judge in Massachusetts Monday struck down the Trump administration’s efforts to require a $100,000 visa fee for highly skilled immigrant workers, finding the policy is an unlawful tax. Judge Leo T. Sorokin found the hefty fee placed on the H-1B visa by President Donald Trump exceeded his authority by creating a tax, something that falls under Congress’ authority. “The President has no authority to levy a tax unless such …
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