Trump Admin Appeals Ruling That Blocked $100,000 Fee for H-1B Visas

A U.S. flag and a U.S. H-1B Visa application form are seen in this illustration taken, September 22, 2025. Dado Ruvic/Illustration/Reuters

The Trump administration is appealing a ruling that blocked the new $100,000 fee for H-1B visas, and is asking the judge who handed down the ruling to stay it as the appeal is considered.

Government lawyers on June 11 filed notice that they’re appealing to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the First Circuit the June 8 ruling from U.S. District Judge Leo Sorokin, who concluded that the fee amounted to a tax that was imposed without delegation from Congress, as required.