Judge Blocks Trump’s $100,000 Fee for H-1B Visas

In this Epoch Times article, Matthew Vadum reports that a federal judge has blocked President Donald Trump’s $100,000 fee on new H-1B visa petitions, ruling that the administration lacked authority to impose the charge without Congress.

• U.S. District Judge Leo Sorokin in Boston ruled that Trump’s $100,000 H-1B fee was unlawful.
• The judge determined the fee functioned as a tax, even though the administration framed it as a penalty tied to immigration authority.
• Sorokin said Congress, not the president, has the constitutional authority to impose taxes.
• The lawsuit was brought by a coalition of Democratic state attorneys general led by California Attorney General Rob Bonta.
• Trump’s September 2025 proclamation had required employers to pay $100,000 for new H-1B visa petitions.
• The administration argued the fee was meant to protect American workers and curb abuse of the H-1B program.
• Opponents argued the fee would harm employers, universities, hospitals, and other institutions that rely on skilled foreign workers.
• The ruling creates another legal setback for Trump’s broader effort to reshape legal immigration and restrict foreign labor programs.
• The White House is expected to appeal, arguing the president has broad authority to regulate the entry of foreign nationals when national interests are at stake.

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https://www.theepochtimes.com/us/judge-blocks-trumps-100000-fee-for-visas-6044867?utm_source=partner&utm_campaign=TheLibertyDaily