Oct 4, 2025
BREAKING: First lawsuit filed against Trump's $100k H-1B fee
A whole host of plaintiffs -- including unions, religious groups, university professors, and medical associations
A whole host of plaintiffs -- including unions, religious groups, university professors, and medical associations
-- just filed suit in federal court to block the Trump administration's $100k H-1B fee as unconstitutional and unauthorized by Congress.
They are represented by Democracy Forward, Justice Action Center, South Asian American Justice Collaborative, and several experienced immigration attorneys.
Full court filing:
https://justiceactioncenter.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/H1B-Complaint-FILED.10.3.25.pdf
Summary:
I look forward to seeing how this unfolds. It is not just the IT industry this impacts. Our country, as a whole relies on educated individuals from other nations in Healthcare and more to fill gaps temporarily where we are not even close to prepared to occupy. We won't even provide adequate education in the US for these occupations or the grants or student loans for these fields.
A whole host of plaintiffs -- including unions, religious groups, university professors, and medical associations
-- just filed suit in federal court to block the Trump administration's $100k H-1B fee as unconstitutional and unauthorized by Congress.
They are represented by Democracy Forward, Justice Action Center, South Asian American Justice Collaborative, and several experienced immigration attorneys.
Full court filing:
https://justiceactioncenter.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/H1B-Complaint-FILED.10.3.25.pdf
Summary:
I look forward to seeing how this unfolds. It is not just the IT industry this impacts. Our country, as a whole relies on educated individuals from other nations in Healthcare and more to fill gaps temporarily where we are not even close to prepared to occupy. We won't even provide adequate education in the US for these occupations or the grants or student loans for these fields.
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