Federal judge rules Trump’s $100,000 fee for H-1B visas unlawful

Donald Trump signs an executive order in the Oval Office on 19 September 2025 introducing a $100,000 fee for H-1B visas. Photograph: Andrew Harnik/Getty Images View image in fullscreen Donald Trump signs an executive order in the Oval Office on 19 September 2025 introducing a $100,000 fee for H-1B visas. Photograph: Andrew Harnik/Getty Images Federal judge rules Trump’s $100,000 fee for H-1B visas unlawful President dramatically raised cost of visa for highly skilled workers in executive order last year A federal judge on Monday declared a $100,000 fee that Donald Trump imposed on new H-1B visas for highly skilled foreign workers is unlawful and must be invalidated. Trump signs proclamation imposing annual $100,000 fee on H-1B visas Read more US District Judge Leo Sorokin in Boston issued the ruling in a lawsuit filed by 20 Democratic state attorneys general challenging a fee Trump announced in September that dramatically raised the cost of obtaining H-1B visas. More details soon … Reuters contributed reporting Explore more on these topics US immigration US politics news Share Reuse this content