US Appeals Court Upholds Block on Trump's $100,000 H-1B Visa Fee

A federal appeals court has declined to reinstate a $100,000 H-1B visa fee imposed by the Trump administration, leaving a lower court's block in place. The district court had earlier ruled that the fee exceeded executive branch authority and amounted to an unlawful tax. Democratic attorneys general had challenged the measure, arguing it constituted a new tax created without congressional approval. The appellate panel found that the government had failed to demonstrate a likelihood of success in overturning the lower court's decision.