The appeal follows a ruling that President Donald Trump exceeded his authority by imposing a $100,000 H-1B visa application fee without approval from Congress.

A United States judge has ruled a $100,000 fee on new H-1B visas unlawful. President Donald Trump had announced this fee in September. The ruling came after a lawsuit filed by 20…

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 ImagesA federal…

In a major blow to the Donald Trump administration and its plan to make H-1B visa program costlier, a federal judge declared that the $100,000 fee that US President Donald Trump…

A federal judge said Trump's $100,000 H-1B visa fee was unconstitutional on Monday.

A federal judge on Monday voided President Donald Trump’s requirement of a $100,000 application fee for H-1B visas, ruling that he lacked authority to impose the new policy for a…

The increase in fees has discouraged H-1B visa requests, according to court filings

Trump exceeded his authority with his September executive order raising the annual fee for the visa, a judge rules.

The policy implementing the fee "imposes a tax on H-1B petitions without the requisite delegation by Congress," the judge concluded.

A federal judge has struck down a $100,000 fee the Trump administration imposed on new H-1B visas for skilled foreign workers.

A United States federal judge struck down a US$100,000 fee Donald Trump ordered for H-1B visa applications. Find out more here

A federal judge in Massachusetts on Monday blocked President Donald Trump’s attempt to charge a $100,000 fee for companies seeking to employ foreign workers with an H-1B visa,…

A federal judge has struck down President Donald Trump's controversial $100,000 H-1B visa fee, ruling that the policy exceeded presidential authority and violated federal law.

A federal judge has struck down the Trump administration's $100,000 fee on new H-1B visas

A federal judge on Monday struck down the Trump administration's $100,000 fee on new H-1B visas, contradicting an earlier federal court ruling upholding the fee hike.

White House spokeswoman Taylor Rogers in a statement said the Trump administration is confident the US district judge's order will be reversed on appeal.

A federal judge ruled Monday that a $100,000 visa fee for U.S. companies seeking highly skilled workers from other countries is illegal.

A federal judge ruled that the fee amounted to an unlawful tax on the visa program for highly skilled workers.

The Trump administration's planned fee for the H-1B visa was announced to prevent foreign workers from taking American jobs.

Judge struck down the application fee, calling it an unlawful tax. The ruling offers relief to firms relying on skilled foreign workers as the administration prepares an appeal.

A federal judge has blocked a $100,000 fee for H-1B visa applications imposed by the Trump administration in September 2025. The US District Judge Leo Sorokin in Massachusetts…