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Trump's $100,000 H-1B Visa Fee Is Unlawful, US Judge Rules
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June 8, 2026

A U.S. flag and a U.S. H-1B Visa application form are seen in this illustration taken, September 22, 2025. (Reuters/Dado Ruvic/Illustration)

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A federal judge on Monday declared a $100,000 fee that U.S. President Donald Trump imposed on new H-1B visas for highly skilled foreign workers is unlawful and must be invalidated.

U.S. District Judge Leo Sorokin in Boston issued the ruling in a lawsuit filed by 20 Democratic state attorneys general challenging a fee Trump announced in September that dramatically raised the cost of obtaining H-1B visas.

(Reporting by Nate Raymond in Boston; Editing by Chris Reese)

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