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A federal judge on Monday struck down President Donald Trump’s<\/a> $100,000 fee requirement for employers seeking H-1B visas for highly skilled foreign workers, ruling that the administration exceeded its authority by imposing what amounted to a tax that only Congress can authorize or delegate.<\/p>\n

U.S. District Judge Leo Sorokin, an Obama appointee, issued the ruling in a lawsuit filed by 20 states in the U.S. District Court for the District of Massachusetts, according to court filings.<\/p>\n

The lawsuit, challenging the fee Trump announced in September, was led by California and named Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin<\/a>, whose department oversees the H-1B visa program, as a defendant. Several federal agencies involved in implementing and enforcing the policy were also named in the suit.<\/p>\n

As part of the ruling, Sorokin invalidated agency memoranda, guidance documents, website instructions, FAQs and fee schedules that established and enforced the $100,000 H-1B visa fee.<\/p>\n

TRUMP\u2019S $100K H-1B VISA OVERHAUL COULD HIT TECH GIANTS LIKE AMAZON AND MICROSOFT HARDEST<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

According to the filing, Sorokin ruled that the fee was designed to raise revenue from a lawful program and therefore functioned as a tax rather than a penalty, as the Trump administration had argued. Under the U.S. Constitution, the power to impose or delegate taxes<\/a> rests with Congress.<\/p>\n

“Here, the $100,000 payment requirement for all H-1B petitions does not aim to establish that hiring H-1B workers is illegal,” the filing said. “The payment is not a penalty… because it is not \u2018punishment for an unlawful act or omission.\u2019 Hiring workers pursuant to the H-1B program is plainly lawful.”<\/p>\n

VANCE TELLS BLUE STATE THEY \u2018MIGHT TRY HIRING AMERICANS\u2019 BEFORE SUING OVER TRUMP\u2019S VISA FEE EXPLOSION<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

The fee also violated the Administrative Procedure Act (APA), which requires agencies to undergo a “notice-and-comment” period to gather public feedback, the judge ruled.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Sorokin said the agencies that implemented and enforced the fee failed to adequately explain their reasoning, consider alternative options or assess the policy\u2019s potential consequences, and lacked a valid emergency or foreign-affairs justification for bypassing the process.<\/p>\n

“[T]he mere fact that Defendants followed a presidential directive<\/a> does not grant them free rein to ignore the requirements of the APA,” Sorokin wrote.<\/p>\n

ARE AMERICAN WORKERS BEING REPLACED? INSIDE THE H-1B VISA CONTROVERSY<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

As of Feb. 15, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) has received 85 payments of the $100,000 requirement, resulting in $8.5 million in payments, the administration said in a March filing.<\/p>\n

The H-1B program provides 65,000 visas<\/a> annually, with an additional 20,000 reserved for workers with advanced degrees, typically valid for three to six years, according to Reuters.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Employers generally paid between $960 and $7,595 in fees prior to Trump\u2019s proclamation, court filings said.<\/p>\n

Trump introduced the fee last September, arguing the H-1B visa process was fueling the large-scale replacement of American workers<\/a> and had “undermined both our economic and national security.”\u00a0<\/p>\n

His move to address the issue drew widespread criticism from business and tech leaders.\u00a0<\/p>\n

From 2024 through mid-2025, Amazon<\/span> received 19,301 H-1B approvals, more than any other major tech company, according to USCIS data. Microsoft also secured 9,914, while Apple received 8,075.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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