US EditionLawsuit Challenging Trump H-1B Visa Fee Details Potential Harms
A coalition of unions, universities, and employers argue the $100,000 fee will cause sharp cuts to skilled foreign workers and disrupt research and healthcare services.
- The proclamation requires all United States employers to pay a $100,000 fee when filing H‑1B petitions, transforming sponsorship rules .
- The White House said the order aims to 'curb abuses that displace U.S. workers and undermine national security' and defended its legality under federal immigration law.
- The order took effect within 36 hours, prompting employers sponsoring H‑1B workers to scramble, and they previously paid between $2,000 and $5,000 per application, the Office of International Affairs said.
- A coalition of unions, employers and religious groups filed a lawsuit on Friday in U.S. District Court in San Francisco seeking to block the fee and restore predictability.
- The overhaul hits Indian H‑1B applicants particularly hard, as they made up 71% of approvals last year, and the proclamation will expire after 12 months unless renewed.
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Unions sue Trump over 100k H-1B visa fee
(The Center Square) - A coalition of employment unions filed a lawsuit to prevent the Trump administration from implementing efforts to charge a $100,000 fee for new H-1B worker petitions in the United States.
Lawsuit challenging Trump H-1B visa fee details potential harms
A lawsuit challenging President Donald Trump’s new $100,000 fee on H-1B visas describes the kinds of harms it could have on health care, education and religious groups that seek to employ foreign talent to complement their workforce. The complaint, filed by a mix of employers and unions Friday in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California, details the economic fallout as a central part of its lawsuit that argues the Trump ad…
Lawsuit Seeks to Stop Trump's $100,000 Fee for H-1B Visas
SEATTLE (AP) — In what appears to be the first major challenge to the new $100,000 fee required for H-1B visa applications, a coalition of health care providers, religious groups, university professors and others filed a federal lawsuit Friday to stop the plan, saying it has “thrown employers, workers and federal agencies into chaos.” President Donald Trump signed a proclamation on Sept. 19 requiring the new fee, saying the H-1B visa program “ha…
US Visa No Longer A Passport To Love For Indians After Trump H-1B Squeeze
Trump's visa overhaul has also prompted many Indian students to rethink the 'American Dream'. There were some 422,335 Indian students in the US in 2024, according to US Immigration and Customs Enforcement data.
Lawyers question Trump’s authority to impose H-1B visa fees, vow to fight till the end
This is the first major case filed against Trump’s executive order seeking to limit the entry of foreigners in the country, and also a pushback to lawmakers in the US who have upped the ante against H-1B visa holders in the last two months.
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