US President Donald Trump
The US Chamber of Commerce is suing the Trump administration for imposing a $100,000 annual fee for new H-1B visa applications, claiming the fee is unlawful and would significantly harm US businesses.
In a federal lawsuit filed Thursday in Washington DC, the Chamber asked the court to declare that President Trump exceeded the executive branch's authority by imposing a fee and block federal government agencies from enforcing it.
H-1B visas are meant for high-skilled jobs that tech companies find hard to fill and are primarily associated with tech workers from India.
Big tech companies are the biggest users of the visa; nearly three quarters of those approved are from India.
But there are critical workers like teachers and doctors who fall outside that category.
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