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Legal challenge to Trump’s H-1B fee faces tough questioning from judge

Howell, an appointee of former President Barack Obama, pointed repeatedly to the breadth of powers Congress has delegated to the president to regulate the entry of foreign nationals.

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A federal judge signaled that US President Donald Trump may have sweeping authority under immigration law, even as she questioned a legal challenge to his administration’s decision to impose a $100,000 fee on companies seeking new H-1B visas for highly skilled foreign workers.

US District Judge Beryl Howell pressed attorneys for the US Chamber of Commerce and other plaintiffs who are asking the court to block enforcement of the presidential proclamation or strike it down outright. The policy, unveiled earlier this year, dramatically raises the cost for employers hiring foreign workers under the H-1B program.

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