Federal Court Invalidates Trump-Era H-1B Visa Fee Requirement
According to reports, Judge Leo Sorokin determined that the measure was inconsistent with both the US Constitution and the federal Administrative Procedure Act. The ruling was issued Monday by the US District Court in Massachusetts.
The policy stemmed from a proclamation signed by President Donald Trump in September, which required businesses seeking H-1B work visas to pay $100,000 each year for those applications.
"We need workers. We need great workers. And this pretty much ensures that that's what's going to happen," Trump said in the Oval Office while signing the proclamation.
According to reports, the administration introduced the fee as part of broader changes aimed at addressing what it viewed as misuse of the H-1B program. Officials argued that some companies were relying on the visa system to replace American technology employees with lower-cost foreign workers.
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