by Kevin Killough
A federal court Tuesday handed President Donald Trump a victory over processing fees that employers are required to pay for H-1B visa petition fees.
Trump enacted a proclamation in September that added a $100,000 payment requirement before processing employers’ petitions for new H-1B visas.
The U.S. Chamber of Commerce and the Association of American Universities filed a lawsuit in the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia against the Department of Homeland Security. The plaintiffs argued the president had exceeded his authority with the proclamation.
The court ruled Wednesday that Congress had granted the president broad authority to regulate entry into the U.S. for immigrants and non-immigrants alike. Therefore, the proclamation had not broken any laws, and the plaintiffs’ petition for summary judgment was denied.
Since Trump issued this new rule, several large companies have announced they will no longer sponsor foreign workers through the visa program.
Walmart, Tata Consultancy Services and Cognizant all said they would stop using the H-1B visa program, according to Newsweek.
Government data shows these companies are among the top sponsors of foreigners through the program during the first three quarters of fiscal year 2025.
Tata Consultancy Services ranked fourth with 6,133 H-1B beneficiaries, whereas Walmart sponsored 3,233 workers and Cognizant sponsored 3,172 workers.
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Kevin Killough is a reporter for Just the News. Zachery Schmidt is the digital editor of The Star News Network and contributed to this story.
