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A $100,000 fee that President Trump imposed on employers for H-1B visa petitions is unlawful, a federal judge ruled Monday.
Why it matters: The ruling blocks a major Trump immigration policy change and concludes that the administration imposed what amounted to a tax without congressional authorization.
Driving the news: U.S. District Judge Leo Sorokin ruled in a lawsuit brought by 20 Democratic state attorneys general that Trump exceeded his authority with his September executive order raising the annual fee for the visa.
