Federal judge strikes down Trump's $100,000 fee on new H-1B visas

A federal judge in Boston ruled that the Trump administration's $100,000 fee on new H-1B visas was an unauthorized tax, exceeding executive authority and violating the Administrative Procedure Act. The policy, aimed at preventing foreign workers from displacing Americans, faced legal challenges from 20 states and groups like the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, with the higher fee now invalidated until its scheduled 2026 expiration.