Judge Blocks Trump's $100,000 H-1B Visa Fee as Unlawful Immigration Surcharge

—A federal judge issued an injunction blocking the Trump administration's $100,000 per-application fee on new H-1B visa petitions, ruling that the administration lacked statutory authority to impose it. The fee would have applied per application filed by employers, targeting high-skilled worker visas. The Obama-appointed judge called the scheme unlawful. The administration had framed the fee as H-1B reform, a premise the court rejected.