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H1B visa: US judge strikes down Trump’s $100,000 visa fee
TOI Correspondent from Washington: A federal judge in Massachusetts on Monday struck down President Donald Trump’s controversial $100,000 fee on new H-1B visas, ruling that the administration lacked the legal authority to impose what the court d escribed as an unauthorised tax on employers seeking to hire highly skilled foreign workers. The ruling by US District Judge Leo Sorokin marks one of the most significant judicial setbacks yet for Trump’s effort to sharply restrict legal immigration...
Obama-appointed judge who blocked Trump birthright citizenship order strikes again, throws out visa overhaul
An Obama-appointed federal judge who previously blocked President Donald Trump's birthright citizenship executive order has again dealt a major setback to the administration by striking down Trump's $100,000 H-1B visa payment requirement and declaring the policy unlawful. U.S. District Judge Leo Sorokin of Massachusetts ruled Monday that the Trump administration lacked the authority to impose the hefty payment on employers seeking new H-1B visas, finding that the requirement amounted to a...
Obama-appointed judge who blocked Trump birthright citizenship order strikes again, throws out visa overhaul
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Trump’s $100K H-1B visa application fee declared illegal; what Federal judge order says
A federal judge has blocked a $100,000 fee for H-1B visa applications imposed by the Trump administration in September 2025. The US District Judge Leo Sorokin in Massachusetts sided with California and 19 other states that sued to block the fee. An appointee of former President Obama, Sorkin agreed with the group of Democratic-led states that the administration exceeded its authority, and that the fee usurped Congress’s power to set immigration policy and taxes.
Trump's US$100,000 H-1B visa fee is unlawful, US judge rules
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Federal judge strikes down Trump’s $100K H-1B visa fee, ruling it an unconstitutional tax
A federal judge on Monday struck down President Donald Trump's $100,000 fee requirement for employers seeking H-1B visas for highly skilled foreign workers, ruling that the administration exceeded its authority by imposing what amounted to a tax that only Congress can authorize or delegate. U.S. District Judge Leo Sorokin, an Obama appointee, issued the ruling in a lawsuit filed by 20 states in the U.S. District Court for the District of Massachusetts, according to court filings. The...
Judge strikes down Trump’s $100,000 H-1B visa fee
Judge strikes down Trump’s $100,000 H-1B visa fee The increase in fees has discouraged H-1B visa requests, court filings show - Bookmark - CommentsGo to comments A federal judge has struck down a $100,000 fee imposed by President Donald Trump on new H-1B visas for highly skilled foreign workers, ruling it an unlawful tax that Congress never authorized. The decision, issued by U.S. District Judge Leo Sorokin in Boston, stems from a lawsuit brought by 20 Democratic state attorneys general...
Judge blocks Trump's $100,000 H-1B visa fee
A federal judge on Monday vacated President Donald Trump's policy imposing a $100,000 fee for employers' H-1B visa applications. The visa payment policy violated the federal Administrative Procedure Act and the Constitution, Judge Leo Sorokin declared in the ruling in U.S. District Court in Massachusetts. The H-1B policy was created in 1990 and is heavily used by U.S. tech giants to bring in high-skilled workers from overseas.
Federal judge rules Trump’s $100,000 fee for H-1B visas unlawful
President dramatically raised cost of visa for highly skilled workers in executive order last yearA federal judge on Monday declared a $100,000 fee that Donald Trump imposed on new H-1B visas for highly skilled foreign workers is unlawful and must be invalidated. US District Judge Leo Sorokin in Boston issued the ruling in a lawsuit filed by 20 Democratic state attorneys general challenging a fee Trump announced in September that dramatically raised the cost of obtaining H-1B visas.
Trump’s US$100,000 H-1B visa fee is an unlawful tax, judge rules
Trump’s US$100,000 H-1B visa fee is an unlawful tax, judge rules The administration had argued that Trump had authority to impose the visa fee for highly skilled foreign workers A federal judge on Monday struck down a US$100,000 fee that US President Donald Trump imposed on new H-1B visas for highly skilled foreign workers, concluding that it constituted an unlawful tax that Congress never authorised. US District Judge Leo Sorokin in Boston issued the ruling in a lawsuit filed by 20...