{"id":13233,"date":"2026-06-08T21:31:41","date_gmt":"2026-06-08T21:31:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/siliconvalleymovingpost.com\/?p=13233"},"modified":"2026-06-08T21:31:41","modified_gmt":"2026-06-08T21:31:41","slug":"federal-judge-strikes-down-trumps-100000-fee-on-new-h-1b-visas","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/siliconvalleymovingpost.com\/?p=13233","title":{"rendered":"Federal judge strikes down Trump\u2019s $100,000 fee on new H-1B visas"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<p><strong>By MICHAEL CASEY<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>BOSTON (AP) \u2014 A federal judge on Monday struck down the Trump administration\u2019s $100,000 fee on new H-1B visas, contradicting an earlier federal court ruling upholding the fee hike.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/siliconvalleymovingpost.com\/?p=13231\">Fans cheer on US Men\u2019s National Soccer Team as prep for World Cup<\/a><\/p>\n<p>The administration announced the much-higher fee as a way of preventing foreign workers from taking American jobs.<\/p>\n<p>But U.S. District Court Judge Leo Sorokin in Boston sided with 20 states and struck down the visa policy, concluding that the executive branch exceeded its authority and violated the Administrative Procedure Act, which governs how federal agencies develop and issue regulations.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe Court finds that the Policy imposes a tax on H-1B petitions without the requisite delegation by Congress,\u201d Sorokin wrote.<\/p>\n<p>H-1B visas are meant for high-skilled jobs are difficult to find American workers to fill. Deep-pocketed technology companies are the biggest users, with nearly three-quarters of approvals going to workers from India. The states argued that using the H-1B program to fill vacancies for much-needed doctors and teachers was already difficult before the higher fee.<\/p>\n<p>Most H-1B visa applications cost several thousand dollars before the announced increase set off a wave of panic among confused employers, students and workers in the United States and abroad and led to several lawsuits, including in Boston.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/siliconvalleymovingpost.com\/?p=13225\">NYC imposes stringent security as Trump becomes 1st sitting US president to attend NBA Finals game<\/a><\/p>\n<p>The U.S. Chamber of Commerce also sued, in federal court in Washington, D.C., and has appealed a denial of a summary judgment against the fee hike. That left the higher fee in effect, at least until September 2026, when it is scheduled to expire. Monday\u2019s ruling is also a summary judgment, to the opposite effect. Still another lawsuit was filed in federal court in San Francisco, by religious groups and labor organizations, setting up the possibility of divided rulings in three appellate court circuits.<\/p>\n<div>\n<\/div>\n<p>The states argued that the policy impedes their ability to hire educators for primary and secondary schools, staff public colleges and universities, stymie academic research and lead to a decline in medical workers.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe Proclamation makes various overtures to domestic economic policy goals to justify the unprecedented $100,000 fee,\u201d plaintiffs wrote in their complaint. \u201cBut the Proclamation gives no indication that the President gave any consideration to how the fee would affect Plaintiff States and their ability to provide their residents access to education, healthcare, and other basic human needs.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>A Department of Homeland Security statement said the agency disagrees with \u201cthis blatant judicial activism dismantling President Trump\u2019s historic efforts for immigration reform.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cUnder President Trump and Secretary Mullin, our immigration system is being reformed to serve American citizens, American workers, and American families and to preserve our national identity \u2014 not to rapidly import foreigners who take American jobs, commit crimes, burden our welfare system, and erode our cultural and social fabric.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/siliconvalleymovingpost.com\/?p=13217\">Vance adds a chicken coop to the vice president\u2019s residence, along with a dozen baby chicks<\/a><\/p>\n<div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The judge sided with 20 states and struck down the visa on Monday, saying the executive branch exceeded its authority.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":13232,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[43,2],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-13233","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-based-on-facts-either-observed-and-verified-directly-by-the-reporter-or-reported-and-verified-from-knowledgeable-sources","category-news"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.5 - 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