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Federal judge rules Trump’s $100,000 fee for H-1B visas unlawful

President dramatically raised cost of visa for highly skilled workers in executive order last year

The Guardian - US · Jun 8

H-1B $100,000 fee struck down as illegal: What happens next?

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 ​imposed on ​new H-1B visas for ⁠highly skilled ​foreign workers is ​unlawful and must be invalidated. US District Judge…

The Times of India · Jun 8

US judge strikes down Donald Trump's $100k visa fee, calls it unlawful

A US federal judge has ruled against a $100,000 fee imposed by former President Donald Trump on new H-1B visas. The judge found the fee unlawful. This fee significantly increased the cost for highly skilled foreign workers seeking to enter the United States. The ruling came after a lawsuit filed…

The Times of India · Jun 8

Trump's birthright citizenship order remains blocked as lawsuits march on after Supreme Court ruling

A federal judge’s order blocking former President Donald Trump’s attempt to end birthright citizenship has taken effect

The Independent UK · Jul 18, 2025

Brown University professor deported despite judge’s order, defying US court

US prosecutors allege Rasha Alawieh had ‘sympathetic photos and videos’ related to key Hezbollah figures

The Guardian - US · Mar 17, 2025

A judge ordered a Brown University professor not be deported. She was sent back to Lebanon anyway

A federal judge wants to know why a doctor from Lebanon with a U.S. visa was deported, after he ordered that she not be removed until he could hear her case

The Independent UK · Mar 17, 2025

Appeals court won't lift block on Trump's executive order attempting to end birthright citizenship

A third appellate court has upheld a block on President Donald Trump’s executive order limiting birthright citizenship

The Independent UK · Mar 11, 2025

The Latest: Tensions rise between Trump and Zelenskyy over the Russia-Ukraine war

President Donald Trump on Wednesday called Volodymyr Zelenskyy a “dictator without elections,” lashing out after the Ukrainian president said Trump was being influenced by Russian disinformation as he moves to end the Kremlin’s war against Ukraine on terms that Kyiv says are too favorable to Moscow

The Independent UK · Feb 19, 2025

Federal Judge Blocks Trump's Birthright Citizenship Executive Order

Federal judges in multiple states block Trump's executive order on birthright citizenship, citing violations of the Constitution. Lawsuits challenge the at...

Top News · Feb 13, 2025

Fourth federal judge blocks Trump’s birthright citizenship order

A federal judge in Boston has blocked an executive order from President Donald Trump that would end birthright citizenship for the children of parents who are in the U.S. illegally

The Independent UK · Feb 13, 2025