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US federal judge overturns Trump’s $100,000 H-1B visa fee

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A United States (US) federal judge has overturned a policy introduced by President Donald Trump that imposed a $100,000 (approximately £78,000) fee on employers applying for H-1B visas.

In a ruling delivered in the US District Court in Massachusetts, Judge Leo Sorokin declared that the visa payment policy violated both the federal Administrative Procedure Act and the U.S. Constitution.

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Judge Sorokin ruled in favour of the 20 states that brought the lawsuit, concluding that “the substance and application of the $100,000 payment reveal that it is a tax,” a

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