Federal judge strikes down Trump fees on skilled worker visas

WBUR | By Here & Now Newsroom

Published June 9, 2026 at 12:04 PM EDT

A federal judge in Massachusetts ruled that the Trump administration’s $100,000 fee on employers trying to get H-1B skilled worker visas is an illegal tax.

Here & Now‘s Indira Lakshmanan speaks with Amanda Frost, law professor at the University of Virginia School of Law.

This article was originally published on WBUR.org.

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