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- The 1st Circuit Court of Appeals rejected President Donald Trump’s bid to reinstate $100,000 H-1B visa fee on July 24, 2026.
- Panel denied a stay of Judge Leo Sorokin’s June 8, 2026 injunction blocking fee, saying administration lacked chance of success.
- Twenty attorneys general sued, arguing fee is an unlawful tax not authorized by Congress, after President Donald Trump announced it in September 2025 as a measure to replace workers with labor.
