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Setback for Trump: US appeals court refuses to revive $100,000 H-1B visa fee

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Setback for Trump: US appeals court refuses to revive $100,000 H-1B visa fee

A federal appeals court refused to lift a ruling blocking a $100,000 H-1B visa fee. The court left in place a decision finding the fee unlawful while the government challenges it. Democratic attorneys general argued the administration created a new tax without congressional approval. A district judge agreed, ruling the

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A federal appeals court refused to lift a ruling blocking a $100,000 H-1B visa fee. The court left in place a decision finding the fee unlawful while the government challenges it. Democratic attorneys general argued the administration created a new tax without congressional approval. A district judge agreed, ruling the

A federal appeals court refused to lift a ruling blocking a $100,000 H-1B visa fee. The court left in place a decision finding the fee unlawful while the government challenges it. Democratic attorneys general argued the administration created a new tax without congressional approval.

Three-judge panel of Democratic appointees let stand lower court’s ruling that fee constitutes an unlawful tax A federal appeals court on Friday rejected a ⁠bid by Donald ​ Trump’s administration to halt a judge’s order preventing it from imposing a $100,000 fee on new H-1B visas for ⁠highly skilled foreign workers.

Times of India reported the story as "Setback for Trump: US appeals court refuses to revive $100,000 H-1B visa fee." The Guardian US reported the story as "Appeals court denies Trump’s bid to allow $100,000 fee on new H-1B visas."

2 sources have covered this story, including Times of India and The Guardian US. The earliest reporting in the cluster landed about 20 hours ago.

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