The Trump administration has announced that it will appeal an Obama-appointed federal judge's ruling striking down the new $100,000 fee on H-1B visas.
The Trump administration is challenging a federal judge’s decision to strike down a $100,000 fee on H-1B visa applications, hindering the President’s push to incentivize companies to hire American workers. PULSE POINTS WHAT HAPPENED: The Trump administration has announced that it will appeal a federal judge’s ruling striking down the new $100,000 fee on H-1B visas. DETAIL: On Monday Judge Leo Sorokin, appointed by Barack Obama, ruled that the new $100,000 fee on H-1B visas functioned as a tax and therefore required authorization from Congress. As Congress had not voted to impose the fee, Sorokin argued that the fee hike exceeded the President’s constitutional authority. On Thursday, the Trump administration declared that it…Open
Judge Leo Sorokin, an Obama appointee, sided with a coalition of 20 Democratic-led states that challenged the Trump Administration’s $100,000 H-1B visa fee and struck it down. Presidential Proclamation 10973, was signed by President Donald J. Trump on September 19, 2025, titled Restriction on Entry of Certain Nonimmigrant Workers, introduced a $100,000 fee, along with […] The post Obama-Appointed Judge Overturns Trump’s $100K H-1B Proclamation 10973 appeared first on StoneZone .
Judge Leo Sorokin, an Obama appointee, sided with a coalition of 20 Democratic-led states that challenged the Trump Administration’s $100,000 H-1B visa fee and struck it down. Presidential Proclamation 10973, was signed by President Donald J. Trump on September 19, 2025, titled Restriction on Entry of Certain Nonimmigrant Workers, introduced a $100,000 fee, along with associated entry restrictions on new H-1B specialty occupation visa petitions The implementation of this charge was part of an even more expansive effort in Trump’s second term to overhaul immigration by prioritizing American workers. Trump argued that the program, which allows U.S. companies to hire foreign professionals in specialty occupations like technology,…Open
A federal judge on Monday blocked a $100,000 fee for H-1B visa applications imposed by the Trump administration. U.S. District Judge Leo Sorokin agreed with a group of Democratic-led states that the administration exceeded its authority, and the fee usurped Congress’s power to set immigration policy and taxes. Read More: https://thehill.com/regulation/court-battles/5915068-judge-blocks-trump-h1b-fee/ #federaljudge #trump #dhs #immigration #visa #obama #congress
Another liberal activist federal judge has stepped in to block President Trump’s immigration agenda, this time striking down his $100,000 fee on H-1B visa petitions — a policy designed to protect American workers and stop corporations from using foreign labor as a cheaper substitute. U.S. District Judge Leo Sorokin ruled on June 8 that the […] The post Federal Judge Blocks Trump H-1B Visa Plan appeared first on StoneZone .
Another liberal activist federal judge has stepped in to block President Trump’s immigration agenda, this time striking down his $100,000 fee on H-1B visa petitions — a policy designed to protect American workers and stop corporations from using foreign labor as a cheaper substitute. U.S. District Judge Leo Sorokin ruled on June 8 that the fee was unlawful, claiming it amounted to a tax that Congress had not authorized. He also said the Trump administration violated the Administrative Procedure Act by putting the policy in place without a public comment period. The result is another incomprehensible decision from the federal bench: a judge acknowledging that the president has broad authority to restrict the entry of noncitizens,…Open
