Federal judge blocks H1B visa $100K fee
5 hours ago
- #H-1B visa
- #Alaska education
- #federal ruling
- Federal judge blocks Trump's policy imposing a $100,000 fee for new H-1B visas.
- The ruling could save hundreds of education jobs in Alaska, where rural schools rely heavily on H-1B teachers.
- Judge Sorokin ruled the fee violated the Administrative Procedure Act and Constitution, calling it an unjustified tax.
- Alaska's delegation, including Sens. Murkowski and Sullivan, advocated for exemptions and introduced legislation to waive fees for public school employees.
- Without fee waivers, rural Alaskan schools faced severe staffing shortages and financial impossibility in hiring teachers.