US judge strikes down Trump’s H-1B fee

Washington: A federal judge struck down President Donald Trump’s controversial $100,000 fee on new H-1B visa petitions, ruling that the administration exceeded its authority and imposed what amounted to an unlawful tax without approval from Congress. In a major setback for the administration’s immigration agenda, US District Judge Leo T. Sorokin of Massachusetts sided with a coalition of 20 states challenging the policy and vacated it nationwide. “The Court finds that the Polic