Federal judge strikes down Trump $100,000 fee on H-1B visa workers
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A federal judge ruled that a $100,000 fee imposed by President Trump on new H-1B visas for highly skilled foreign workers is unlawful and must be invalidated. U.S. District Judge Leo Sorokin concluded the fee constituted an unauthorized tax that exceeded Trump's executive authority and usurped Congress's power over immigration policy and taxation. The ruling came in a lawsuit filed by 20 Democratic state attorneys general.
Progressive: Progressive-leaning outlets emphasize Trump's dramatic action in raising visa costs and highlight how the fee has discouraged H-1B visa applications, focusing on practical impacts to workers and the visa program.
Moderate: Centrist outlets emphasize the legal reasoning that the fee was an unauthorized tax that exceeded executive authority and violated Congress's constitutional power over immigration and taxation.
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.
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District Judge Leo Sorokin of Boston, who was appointed by former President Barack Obama, […] ...