{"id":3418,"date":"2025-10-08T12:05:08","date_gmt":"2025-10-08T19:05:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.immigrationcompliancegroup.com\/immigration-compliance-blog\/?p=3418"},"modified":"2025-10-08T12:27:57","modified_gmt":"2025-10-08T19:27:57","slug":"lawsuit-filed-over-100k-h1-b-visa-fee","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.immigrationcompliancegroup.com\/immigration-compliance-blog\/lawsuit-filed-over-100k-h1-b-visa-fee\/","title":{"rendered":"Lawsuit Filed Over $100K H1-B Visa Fee"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.immigrationcompliancegroup.com\/immigration-compliance-blog\/jobs_istock_000016785771xsmall-2-4\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-3119\" src=\"https:\/\/www.immigrationcompliancegroup.com\/immigration-compliance-blog\/wp-content\/plugins\/image-shadow\/cache\/fec32fcecd83bbcd3d74a078a97a8523.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.immigrationcompliancegroup.com\/immigration-compliance-blog\/wp-content\/plugins\/image-shadow\/cache\/fec32fcecd83bbcd3d74a078a97a8523.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.immigrationcompliancegroup.com\/immigration-compliance-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Jobs_iStock_000016785771XSmall-2.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>By discouraging the best and brightest minds from around the world \u2014 individuals who have enriched American industry for decades, we have sent the message: <strong><em>You\u2019re not welcome here. Go elsewhere.\u00a0\u00a0<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>What hasn&#8217;t hit home and is dangerously shortsighted and will weaken our economy, putting our global leadership at risk, is that these highly skilled and educated are in demand\u00a0<strong>worldwide.<\/strong><strong> \u00a0They can go anywhere &#8212; and they will.\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>A coalition of health care providers, religious groups, unions, higher education and educators filed a lawsuit last week to stop the H-1B fee, saying it would harm hospitals, churches, schools and industries that rely on the visa. The Department of Homeland Security declined to comment and referred a query to its website. The lawsuit was filed in the U.S. District Court Northern District of California. It <span data-huuid=\"5276769026272592479\">argues that President Trump lacks the authority to impose such a fee, that it was implemented without required public comment, and that it is arbitrary and capricious. <\/span><span data-huuid=\"5276769026272595789\"><span class=\"pjBG2e\" data-cid=\"b778117f-ca17-42e4-b328-66b61d46f01c\"><span class=\"UV3uM\">\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>We will follow this topic carefully and keep you advised of any and all progress.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><strong>More here:\u00a0\u00a0<\/strong>https:\/\/thehill.com\/homenews\/administration\/5538546-trump-administration-h1-b-visa-fee-lawsuit\/<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n<!-- AddThis Advanced Settings generic via filter on the_content --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons generic via filter on the_content -->","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By discouraging the best and brightest minds from around the world \u2014 individuals who have enriched American industry for decades, we have sent the message: You\u2019re not welcome here. 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