Federal Judge Blocks Trump’s $100,000 H-1B Visa Fee

The administration pointed to research suggesting that wages and employment opportunities for American computer scientists would have been substantially higher absent large scale importation of foreign labor into the technology sector

Under Trump’s policy, the $100,000 fee was intended to serve as both a deterrent and a mechanism for ensuring employers only utilized the program when truly necessary.

Supporters viewed the fee as a way to encourage businesses to invest more heavily in recruiting and training American workers before turning to overseas labor markets.