Brief by Shorts91 Newsdesk / 07:01am on 21 Sep 2025,Sunday International
Trump's $100,000 H-1B visa fee targets program abuse as White House reveals alarming replacement patterns. One company received 5,189 H-1B approvals while laying off 16,000 US workers, another got 1,698 approvals but cut 2,400 Oregon jobs. A third company eliminated 27,000 US positions since 2022 despite 25,075 H-1B approvals. Some American IT workers were forced to train foreign replacements under NDAs. The administration says the program discourages Americans from pursuing STEM careers, threatening national security. The fee applies only to new petitions, not renewals or current holders. USCIS confirmed existing visa holders outside the US don't pay re-entry fees. (PC: Forbes & Hindustan Times)
