I'm a lawyer who couldn't pay $100k for H-1B workers. Opportunities could open up again now the fee has been scrapped.
An US-based lawyer who works in immigration said the ruling against the $100,000 H-1B visa fee could see small and medium businesses submitting petitions again.
Pook-Emu Bee: Links For 06-09-26
I am on a daily Pook-Emu Bee links roll. Today, I keep it doing with a third consecutive edition of the links. 1. Construction of jail in tony NYC nabe turns into potentially deadly ‘clown show’ with failling debris: records, locals (Nicole Rosenthal, Kevin Sheehan, and Katherine Donlevy for the New York Post. June 8, 2026.) Boerum Hill is "tony" but that particular stretch of it was not "tony" even before the monstrous jail construction project (not least because the new jail is […]https://social.emucafe.org/naferrell/pook-emu-bee-links-for-06-09-26/
Judge Throws Out Trump’s $100,000 H-1B Visa Fee
The decision, which the White House intends to appeal, found that Trump did not have the authority without congressional approval to impose the fee, which the judge said functioned as a tax.
https://time.com/article/2026/06/09/h1b-visa-fee-100000-trump-immigration-judgement-lawsuit/
Indian diaspora groups welcome court ruling striking down $100,000 H-1B visa fee
Indian diaspora groups celebrate a court ruling that nullifies the $100,000 H-1B visa fee, ensuring fairness in immigration policy.
Judge blocks Trump's $142,000 H-1B skilled worker visa fee
The Trump administration's planned fee for the H-1B visa was announced to prevent foreign workers from taking American jobs.
Federal judge rules Trump’s $100,000 fee for H-1B visas unlawful
President dramatically raised cost of visa for highly skilled workers in executive order last year
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/jun/08/trump-h-1b-visa-fee-invalidated
/2 #MyThoughts –
Good. Trump's imposition of the exorbitant fees on certain work visas puts an unfair burden on companies, especially in certain industries (eg., tech & healthcare). And it compromises smaller businesses who will fare worse than larger ones with more means.
Also, it's interesting that the judge called the imposition of those fees on #H1B work visas taxation, effectively making Trump's fees taxation without representation (via Congress).
Federal judge strikes down Trump's $100,000 fee on new H-1B visas for high-skilled workers
The ruling contradicts an earlier federal court decision in Washington, D.C. that denied the U.S. Chamber of Commerce's request to strike down the visa fee.
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