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Second judge blocks Trump’s $100,000 H-1B visa fee
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OAKLAND, California — 1 Oct 2026, A second federal judge on Wednesday blocked an unprecedented US$100,000 fee imposed by President Donald Trump on new H-1B visas for highly skilled foreign workers.
Key facts
- OAKLAND, California — 1 Oct 2026, A second federal judge on Wednesday blocked an unprecedented US$100,000 fee imposed by President Donald Trump on new H-1B visas for highly skilled foreign workers.
- The Department of Homeland Security moved in August to establish a permanent fee of about US$103,000
- The US$100,000 fee had been due to expire on 21 September, but Trump recently extended it for another year.
- US District Judge Haywood Gilliam in Oakland ruled that US Citizenship and Immigration Services and the State Department had failed to follow required rule-making procedures before implementing the fee.
- Before Trump’s order, H-1B visa fees typically ranged from US$2,000 to US$5,000, depending on the application.
Summary
US District Judge Haywood Gilliam in Oakland ruled that US Citizenship and Immigration Services and the State Department had failed to follow required rule-making procedures before implementing the fee.
Gilliam, appointed by former President Barack Obama, granted a request by a coalition of unions, employers and nonprofit groups to bar the agencies from enforcing the fee while a lawsuit filed in October proceeds.