Federal judge voids Trump’s $100,000 H-1B visa fee (opens in new tab)

U.S. District Judge Leo Sorokin in Boston on Monday struck down President Trump’s policy requiring employers to pay $100,000 for new H-1B visa petitions, ruling for 20 states that challenged the September measure and voiding it in its entirety. Sorokin found the charge functioned as a tax, not a regulatory fee or penalty, and said the executive branch lacked congressional authorization to impose it. The administration had defended the policy as a way to reduce the displacement of U.S. workers...