Brief by Shorts91 Newsdesk / 03:46am on 09 Jun 2026,Tuesday International
A U.S. federal judge has struck down President Donald Trump's $100,000 fee on new H-1B visas, ruling that the measure amounted to an unlawful tax not authorised by Congress. Leo Sorokin of the U.S. District Court in Boston issued the decision in a lawsuit brought by 20 Democratic state attorneys general. The fee, announced in September, had dramatically increased the cost of obtaining H-1B visas for highly skilled foreign workers. The ruling represents a significant setback for the administration’s immigration policy and could provide relief to employers, technology firms and international professionals who rely on the H-1B visa programme. (PC: Reuters)
