Second Federal Court Rules Against Trump's $100,000 H-1B Visa Fee
Immigration Second Federal Court Rules Against Trump's $100,000 H-1B Visa Fee The court ruled that the imposition of the fee violates the Administrative Procedure Act. Trump, the US District Court for the Northern District of California issued a decision blocking the Trump Administration's $100,000 fee on applications for H-1B visas (which are used by tech firms, research institutions, and other organizations to hire immigrant workers with various specialized skills). Federal district Judge Haywood Gilliam, Jr. ruled that the imposition of the fee violated the Administrative Procedure Act (APA) because, among other things, the administration failed to go through "notice and comment" rule-making as required by the Act.
- ▪Immigration Second Federal Court Rules Against Trump's $100,000 H-1B Visa Fee The court ruled that the imposition of the fee violates the Administrative Procedure Act.
- ▪Trump, the US District Court for the Northern District of California issued a decision blocking the Trump Administration's $100,000 fee on applications for H-1B visas (which are used by tech firms, research institutions, and other organizat
- ▪Federal district Judge Haywood Gilliam, Jr. ruled that the imposition of the fee violated the Administrative Procedure Act (APA) because, among other things, the administration failed to go through "notice and comment" rule-making as requir
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Immigration Second Federal Court Rules Against Trump's $100,000 H-1B Visa Fee The court ruled that the imposition of the fee violates the Administrative Procedure Act. Ilya Somin | 10.1.2026 4:09 PM <img fetchpriority="high" decoding="async" class="alignnone size-medium wp-image-8350351" src="https://d2eehagpk5cl65.cloudfront.net/img/q60/uploads/2025/09/H-1B-300x168.jpg" alt="" width="300" height="168" data-credit="NA" srcset="https://d2eehagpk5cl65.cloudfront.net/img/q60/uploads/2025/09/H-1B-300x168.jpg 300w, https://d2eehagpk5cl65.cloudfront.net/img/q60/uploads/2025/09/H-1B-1024x573.jpg 1024w, https://d2eehagpk5cl65.cloudfront.net/img/q60/uploads/2025/09/H-1B-768x430.jpg 768w, https://d2eehagpk5cl65.cloudfront.net/img/q60/uploads/2025/09/H-1B-800x450.jpg 800w,…
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