Obama Judge Deals Blow to Trump's $100,000 Tax on H-1B Visa Workers
A federal judge has denied President Donald Trump’s effort to impose a $100,000 fee on new H-1B visa applicants seeking high-skilled jobs in the United States, which would have imposed the massive fee on tens of thousands of foreign workers.
TL;DR
- A federal judge has blocked President Trump's proposed $100,000 fee for new H-1B visa applicants.
- U.S. District Judge Leo Sorokin ruled the fee was an illegal tax and lacked congressional approval.
- The decision is a setback for the Trump administration's immigration policies.
- The ruling was a victory for 20 Democratic state attorneys who filed a lawsuit.
- The judge stated the fee was a tax, not a penalty, and Trump lacked the authority to impose it.
- The Supreme Court previously ruled similarly regarding tariffs imposed by Trump.
- The U.S. government makes 65,000 H-1B visas available annually, plus 20,000 for those with advanced degrees.