June 8, 2026

A federal judge just threw out Trump’s $100,000 H-1B visa fee, calling it an unlawful tax

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US District Judge Leo T. Sorokin in Massachusetts ruled on Monday that the $100,000 fee President Donald Trump imposed on H-1B visa applications is an unlawful tax and must be vacated. The ruling found that the proclamation violated both the federal...