"In what appears to be the first major challenge to the new $100,000 fee required for H-1B visa applications, a coalition of health care providers, religious groups, university professors and others filed a federal lawsuit Friday to stop the plan, saying it has "thrown employers, workers and federal agencies into chaos." President Donald Trump signed a proclamation on Sept. 19 requiring the new fee, saying the H-1B visa program "has been deliberately exploited to replace, rather than supplement, American workers with lower-paid, lower-skilled labor.""
"The lawsuit, filed in U.S. District Court in San Francisco, said the H-1B program is a critical pathway to hiring healthcare workers and educators. It drives innovation and economic growth in the U.S., and allows employers to fill jobs in specialized fields, the lawsuit said. "Without relief, hospitals will lose medical staff, churches will lose pastors, classrooms will lose teachers, and industries across the country risk losing key innovators,""
A coalition of health care providers, religious groups, university professors and others filed a federal lawsuit to stop a new $100,000 H-1B visa fee, saying it has thrown employers, workers and federal agencies into chaos. President Donald Trump signed a proclamation on Sept. 19 requiring the fee, saying the program was exploited to replace American workers with lower-paid, lower-skilled labor. The changes were slated to take effect in 36 hours, prompting employers to instruct workers to return to the U.S. The San Francisco lawsuit says H-1B is a critical pathway for healthcare workers and educators, drives innovation and economic growth, and allows employers to fill specialized jobs. The suit asks the court to block the order and restore predictability; defendants include DHS, CBP, the State Department and Trump.
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