ByTy Roush,
Forbes Staff.
More than a dozen states announced Friday they would sue the Trump administration to block a $100,000 fee for new H-1B visa applications, challenging a potential roadblock to the program widely used by the U.S. tech industry.
California Attorney General Rob Bonta, in a statement announcing a lawsuit with 19 attorneys general, said they would challenge the Trump administration’s “unlawful” policy imposing a $100,000 fee on new H-1B visa applications, arguing it would “create a costly barrier” for employers in the hiring process.
President Donald Trump announced in September the U.S. would impose an annual $100,000 fee on H-1B applications, after fees for the visa reportedly ranged between $2,000 and $5,000 per application.
