Federal Judge Invalidates Trump's $100,000 H-1B Visa Fee Policy
Sourced from 5 publications
- •Judge Leo T. Sorokin invalidated the Trump administration's $100,000 H-1B visa fee policy.
- •The policy was deemed a tax, which Judge Sorokin said Trump lacked authority to impose.
- •The decision reverses an earlier federal court ruling that had upheld the fee.
- •H-1B visa program permits 85,000 visas annually, with specific allocations for advanced degree holders.
Sources
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PBS NewsHour
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New York Times
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Al Jazeera
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