WATCH: Judge blocks Trump’s $100,000 fee on H-1B visas
June 9, 2026
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as posted by the channelA federal judge in Boston struck down President Donald Trump's hefty fee on H-1B visas for highly skilled foreign workers.
U.S. District Judge Leo Sorokin on Monday called the $100,000 fee an unlawful tax that Congress never authorized.
Before Trump announced the charge last September, employers typically paid between $2,000 and $5,000 in fees.
The H-1B program was created in 1990 and offers visas to some 85,000 people each year, many involved in the tech sector.
The Trump administration had argued that the program aims to replace, rather than supplement, American workers.
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