NPR: Federal judge strikes down Trump's $100,000 fee on new H-1B visas
NPR reports that a federal judge yesterday struck down the Trump administration's $100,000 fee on new H-1B visas, which conflicts with an earlier federal court.
The administration announced the fee increase and claimed that it was a way of preventing foreign workers from taking U.S. jobs.
U.S. District Court Judge Leo Sorokin ruled that the executive branch exceeded its authority and violated the Administrative Procedure Act.
As NPR describes, "H-1B visas are meant for high-skilled jobs that are difficult to find American workers to fill. Deep-pocketed technology companies are the biggest users, with nearly three-quarters of approvals going to workers from India."
