Judge blocks Trump's $100,000 H-1B visa fee
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A federal judge in Boston struck down a $100,000 fee that President Trump imposed on new H-1B visas for highly skilled foreign workers, ruling it unlawful and unconstitutional. The judge determined the fee constituted an unauthorized tax that exceeded Trump's executive authority and Congress's power over immigration and tax policy. The ruling came in response to a lawsuit filed by 20 Democratic state attorneys general.
Progressive: Progressive-leaning outlets emphasized the fee's dramatic cost increase and its documented effect in discouraging visa applications, characterizing it as part of a deliberate agenda to restrict the H-1B program.
Trump had imposed the $100,000 fee in order to restrict the program, arguing that it has undermined U.S. security through the "replacement of American workers." ...