A federal judge has ruled that a $100,000 fee imposed by the Trump administration on new H-1B visas for highly skilled foreign workers is an unlawful tax. The judge concluded that Congress had not authorized such a fee, which significantly increased the cost of obtaining these visas. This fee had reportedly discouraged applications, with only 85 payments received by February. AI
RANK_REASON A federal judge's ruling on a significant immigration policy impacting highly skilled workers. [lever_c_demoted from significant: ic=1 ai=0.1]
- Donald Trump
- H-1B visa
- US Citizenship and Immigration Services
- US Congress
- US District Judge Leo Sorokin
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