A court in the United States declared illegal and canceled Trump's $100,000 fee for an H-1B visa.

An American federal court has declared illegal the mandatory fee of $100,000 when applying for an H-1B class work visa in their country, which was introduced by US President Donald Trump. This was reported on June 8 by the CBS News channel.

"U.S. District Judge Leo Sorokin ruled in favor of a group of 20 states that challenged the new levy announced by Mr. Trump in September [2025]. The judge found that the Trump administration exceeded its authority by imposing a tax of $100,000 on H-1B applications without congressional authorization," the text says.

The court concluded that the current White House administration had established that the fee was inherently a tax. The US Department of Homeland Security, in turn, criticized and condemned the verdict. The department called the ruling "judicial activism" and explained the actions of Trump and his office as a desire to protect American workers and increase transparency of the entire visa program at once.

The plaintiffs insist that Trump's proclamation, introduced "without convincing arguments," will complicate the recruitment of qualified personnel to educational and medical institutions, as well as burden potential applicants with additional taxes. The court sided with the initiators of the cancellation of this fee and abolished it in accordance with the Law on Administrative Procedures.

The H-1B program, as specified in the Newspaper.Ru, was established by the Congress in 1990, it allows companies to hire foreign specialists in narrow scientific and technical fields for up to six years. 65,000 such visas and an additional 20,000 permits for holders of academic degrees are allocated annually in the United States. Standard fees for employers usually range from $1.7 thousand to $4.5 thousand.

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