Second Judge Blocks Trump's $100,000 Fee for New H-1B Worker Visas - BusinessWorld Online
The ruling leaves Trump’s $100,000 H-1B visa fee blocked while a lawsuit over agency rule-making continues, and employers warn the policy could raise hiring costs.
- District Judge Haywood Gilliam in Oakland, California, blocked President Donald Trump's $100,000 fee on new H-1B visas on Wednesday, ruling that agencies failed to follow necessary rule-making processes before implementation.
- Trump imposed the $100,000 fee, sharply raising costs from the typical $2,000 to $5,000 range, invoking federal immigration law to restrict foreign nationals he claimed were detrimental to American interests.
- Technology companies rely heavily on the H-1B program, which offers 65,000 visas annually with another 20,000 for workers with advanced degrees, approved for three to six years.
- Democracy Forward applauded the ruling, with lawyer Steve Bressler saying it protects a system "thrown into chaos overnight." The US Chamber of Commerce has filed a third lawsuit challenging the fee.
- The Department of Homeland Security moved in August to adopt a permanent $103,000 fee that will likely face future legal challenges, following a Boston-based appeals court's earlier refusal to pause a temporary block.
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Second judge blocks Trump’s $100,000 fee for new H-1B worker visas - Regional Media News
By Daniel Wiessner Sept 30 (Reuters) - A second federal judge on Wednesday blocked an unprecedented $100,000 fee that US President Donald Trump has imposed on new H-1B visas for highly skilled foreign workers. US District Judge Haywood Gilliam in Oakland, California, ruled that US [...]
Washington, Sept. 30 (EFE).- A federal judge in California left the policies of the President's government, Donald Trump, which forced employers to pay $100,000 for every new H-1B visa request, to be put out of effect on Wednesday, considering that the immigration agencies implemented them without following the procedures required by law. [...] U.S. Judge Entry nullifies the payment of $100,000 for Trump's H-1B visa was first published in HolaNe…
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