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US judge blocks Trump’s $100,000 fee for H-1B visas
A federal judge on Monday struck down the Trump administration's $100,000 fee on new H-1B visas. The administration announced the fee as a way of preventing foreign workers from taking American jobs.
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What happenedUS judge blocks Trump’s $100,000 fee for H-1B visas.
The headline splitOne side frames it as "Federal judge strikes down Trump's $100,000 fee on new H-1B visas". The other frames it as "US judge blocks Trump’s $100,000 fee for H-1B visas".
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Left / center-leftFederal judge strikes down Trump's $100,000 fee on new H-1B visas
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CenterUS judge blocks Trump’s $100,000 fee for H-1B visas
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Federal judge strikes down Trump's $100,000 fee on new H-1B visas
A federal judge on Monday struck down the Trump administration's $100,000 fee on new H-1B visas. The administration announced the fee as a way of preventing foreign workers from taking Amer...
The decision, which the White House intends to appeal, found that Trump did not have the authority without congressional approval to impose the fee, which the judge said functioned as a tax.
US judge blocks Trump’s $100,000 fee for H-1B visas
blockstrumpsvisas
A United States federal judge has blocked a controversial Trump administration rule that would have required a $100,000 fee for each new H-1B visa application, it emerged on Tuesday. US Pre...
