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BOSTON, June 8 (Reuters) – A federal judge on Monday struck down a $100,000 fee that U.S. President Donald Trump imposed on new \u200bH-1B visas for highly skilled foreign workers, concluding that it \u200cconstituted an unlawful tax that Congress never authorized.<\/div>\n
U.S. District Judge Leo Sorokin in Boston issued the in a lawsuit filed by 20 Democratic state \u200battorneys general challenging a fee Trump announced in September \u200bthat dramatically raised the cost of obtaining H-1B visas.<\/div>\n
The \u2060H-1B program offers 65,000 visas annually, with another 20,000 visas \u200bfor workers with advanced degrees, approved for three to six years. \u200bEmployers seeking a visa for a foreign worker before Trump’s proclamation typically paid about $2,000 to $5,000 in fees depending on various factors.<\/div>\n
The increase in fees \u200bhas discouraged H-1B visa requests, according to court filings. As \u200bof February 15, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services had received just 85 \u200cpayments \u2060of the $100,000 fee, the administration said in a March filing.<\/div>\n
The administration argued that the fee constituted a monetary penalty that the president had lawful authority to impose under federal immigration \u200blaw to restrict \u200bthe entry of \u2060certain foreign nationals.<\/div>\n
But Sorokin, who was appointed by Democratic President Barack Obama, concluded that \u200bthe fee was not a penalty but a \u200btax that \u2060the Republican president lacked any authorization from Congress to issue.<\/div>\n
“Here, the substance and application of the $100,000 payment reveal that it is \u2060a tax, \u200bregardless of what the payment is \u200bcalled,” he wrote.<\/div>\n
The White House did not immediately respond to a request \u200bfor comment.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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