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Trump’s $100K H-1B fee after years of congressional deadlock
Legal experts argue the president exceeded his authority. Jeff Joseph, president of the American Immigration Lawyers Association, said the Immigration and Nationality Act only permits fees tied to processing costs.
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Lalit K Jha (5WH) - Tue, 23, Sep 2025
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U.S. President Donald Trump signs an executive order on gold card visa in the Oval Office at the White House in Washington, D.C., U.S., September 19, 2025. / REUTERS/Ken Cedeno
President Donald Trump imposed a USD100,000 fee on companies seeking H-1B visas after years of congressional deadlock on reforming the program, setting off a fight over presidential authority and sparking warnings from business and legal experts.
The H-1B visa, created to attract high-skilled workers, has long been a source of division among lawmakers. For more than a decade, Sens. Charles Grassley (R-Iowa) and Richard Durbin (D-Ill.) pushed legislation to raise wages and tighten oversight, but their bill never advanced. Trump said the program “has been deliberately exploited to replace, rather than supplement, American workers with lower-paid, lower-skilled labour.”
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