Federal Court Strikes Down the $100,000 H-1B Fee — But the Fight Isn’t Over
posted on: June 25, 2026
On June 8, 2026, a federal judge in Massachusetts vacated, nationwide, the September 2025 presidential proclamation that had imposed a $100,000 fee on most new H-1B petitions. Ruling in State of California v. Noem, U.S. District Judge Leo Sorokin sided with a coalition of twenty states that had challenged the policy. The court concluded that […]