A federal judge in Boston on Monday struck down the Trump administration's $100,000 fee on new H-1B visas, ruling that the executive branch exceeded its authority by imposing what the court described as an unauthorized tax on employers seeking to hire highly skilled foreign workers.
U.S. District Judge Leo Sorokin sided with a coalition of 20 states challenging the policy, which the administration introduced in September as part of a broader effort to restrict immigration and encourage companies to hire American workers instead of foreign labor.
