Washington, June 9 (IANS) The federal judge who struck down the Trump administration’s $100,000 H-1B visa payment requirement said the central issue in the case was not immigration policy but whether the executive branch had imposed a tax without congressional approval.In a 42-page ruling, US District Judge Leo T. Sorokin concluded that the administration’s H-1B policy amounted to an unauthorised tax and exceeded powers granted to the President under federal immigration law.“The Court finds th…
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Washington, June 9 (IANS) The White House defended President Donald Trump’s $100,000 H-1B visa fee and vowed to appeal after a federal judge struck down the policy, ruling that the administration exceeded its authority and imposed an unlawful tax.“President Trump has clear legal authority to restrict entry of any class of aliens he determines is not in America’s best interests, and that is exactly what he did,” White House spokeswoman Taylor Rogers told IANS.“The H-1B program has been ab…
Washington, June 9 (IANS) A federal judge struck down President Donald Trump’s controversial $100,000 fee on new H-1B visa petitions, ruling that the administration exceeded its authority and imposed what amounted to an unlawful tax without approval from Congress.In a major setback for the administration’s immigration agenda, US District Judge Leo T. Sorokin of Massachusetts sided with a coalition of 20 states challenging the policy and vacated it nationwide.“The Court finds that the Policy im…