Federal Lawsuit Challenges Trump's $100,000 H-1B Visa Fee: Healthcare Providers and Educators Fight Back

Oct 04, 2025 01:33 pm CST

A coalition of healthcare providers, religious groups, and university professors has filed a federal lawsuit challenging President Trump's new $100,000 H-1B visa fee. The lawsuit argues this abrupt policy change threatens America's healthcare system, educational institutions, and innovation sectors by making it prohibitively expensive to hire specialized foreign workers through a program designed by Congress to address critical skills shortages.