A US federal decide on Monday struck down the $100,000 payment that US President Donald Trump had imposed on new H-1B visas for extremely expert overseas staff, calling it illegal.District Choose Leo Sorokin in Boston issued a ruling in a lawsuit filed by 20 Democratic state attorneys common difficult the payment introduced by Trump in September that considerably elevated the price of H-1B visas, as reported by Reuters.Trump, in September final 12 months, signed a proclamation introducing a $100,000 annual payment for recent H-1B visa functions, together with different adjustments to the expert overseas employee programme.The transfer marked a major tightening of the H-1B system, which was initially designed to draw extremely expert overseas professionals for specialised technical roles. Over time, the programme has more and more been utilized by firms to rent staff at comparatively decrease wages, notably within the expertise sector, in keeping with experiences.
