The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has urged the US Court of Appeals for the First Circuit to stay a federal judge’s order blocking the Trump administration’s controversial $100,000 H‑1B visa fee, arguing that the injunction risks undermining immigration enforcement and causing “irreparable damage”, according to a report by Bloomberg. On September 19, 2025, President Trump signed the Proclamation requiring a $100,000 payment for certain H-1B petitions as a restriction on the entry of alien beneficiaries.

The Department of Homeland Security, in its filing to the US Court of Appeals for the First Circuit against the federal judge's order striking the $100,000 H-1B visa fee, argued…

The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has urged the US Court of Appeals for the First Circuit to stay a federal judge’s order blocking the Trump administration’s controversial…