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On September 30, US District Judge Haywood Gilliam in Oakland blocked President Donald Trump's imposition of a $100,000 fee for new H-1B visas for skilled foreign workers, citing improper rule-making procedures by the agencies involved. This ruling follows an initial blockage by a federal judge in Boston and aligns with ongoing legal challenges from various groups opposing the fee’s implementation, which was…
Second judge blocks Trump’s US$100,000 fee for new H-1B worker visas →Judge Haywood Gilliam in Oakland has blocked President Donald Trump’s $100,000 H-1B visa fee, agreeing with plaintiffs who argued that USCIS and the State Department failed to follow required rule-making procedures. This ruling follows a similar decision by Judge Leo Sorokin in Boston, leaving the fee halted while cases proceed. The original fee was set to expire on September 21 but was extended until 2027, although…
Legal setback for Trump: Second judge halts $100,000 H-1B visa fee →Federal District Judge Haywood Gilliam, Jr., in the Northern District of California, has ruled against the Trump administration's proposed $100,000 fee for H-1B visa applications, citing violations of the Administrative Procedure Act due to insufficient notice and comment rule-making procedures. This decision follows a similar ruling by a federal court in Massachusetts in June, which also blocked the fee on grounds…
Second Federal Court Rules Against Trump's $100,000 H-1B Visa Fee →Analysis
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Second judge blocks Trump’s US$100,000 fee for new H-1B worker visas
Legal setback for Trump: Second judge halts $100,000 H-1B visa fee
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A second federal judge on Sept 30 blocked an unprecedented US$100,000 (S$127,700) fee that US President Donald Trump has imposed on new H-1B visas for highly skilled foreign workers.
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1 Oct Second Federal Court Rules Against Trump's $100,000 H-1B Visa FeeFederal District Judge Haywood Gilliam, Jr., in the Northern District of California, has ruled against the Trump administration's proposed $100,000 fee for H-1B visa applications, citing violations of the Administrative Procedure Act due to insufficient notice and comment rule-making procedures. This decision follows a similar ruling by a federal court in Massachusetts in June, which also blocked the fee on grounds…Reason
1 Oct Legal setback for Trump: Second judge halts $100,000 H-1B visa feeJudge Haywood Gilliam in Oakland has blocked President Donald Trump’s $100,000 H-1B visa fee, agreeing with plaintiffs who argued that USCIS and the State Department failed to follow required rule-making procedures. This ruling follows a similar decision by Judge Leo Sorokin in Boston, leaving the fee halted while cases proceed. The original fee was set to expire on September 21 but was extended until 2027, although…Times of India1 Oct Second judge blocks Trump’s US$100,000 fee for new H-1B worker visasOn September 30, US District Judge Haywood Gilliam in Oakland blocked President Donald Trump's imposition of a $100,000 fee for new H-1B visas for skilled foreign workers, citing improper rule-making procedures by the agencies involved. This ruling follows an initial blockage by a federal judge in Boston and aligns with ongoing legal challenges from various groups opposing the fee’s implementation, which was…The Straits Times
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