Judge blocks Trump's $100,000 H-1B visa fee

President Donald Trump speaks before signing executive orders in the Oval Office at the White House on September 19, 2025 in Washington, DC. Andrew Harnik | Getty Images A federal judge on Monday vacated President Donald Trump 's policy imposing a $100,000 fee for employers' H-1B visa applications. The visa payment policy violated the federal Administrative Procedure Act and the Constitution, Judge Leo Sorokin declared in the ruling in U.S. District Court in Massachusetts. …