Judge upholds Trump's $100k fee to process US tech visas

In a 56-page opinion, US District Judge Beryl Howell wrote that the president has "broad statutory authority" to address "a problem he perceives to be a matter of economic and national security.".....

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A US federal judge has upheld President Donald Trump's $100,000 fee for H-1B visa applications, despite acknowledging potential harm to American businesses and higher education institutions. The ruling states the president has "broad statutory authority" to address perceived economic and national security issues.

The fee, announced in September, gave companies only 36 hours notice.
The lawsuit was brought by the US Chamber of Commerce and the Association of American Universities.
India accounts for approximately three-quarters of the 85,000 H-1B visas awarded annually.

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