Oregon: A coalition of 19 US state attorneys general, led by Oregon Attorney General Dan Rayfield, has filed a lawsuit against the Trump Administration

A coalition of 19 US states has sued the Trump administration over a USD 100,000 H-1B visa fee, calling it unlawful and harmful to employers and universities.

California and 19 other US states filed a lawsuit on Friday seeking to block President Donald Trump's $100,000 fee on new H-1B visas for highly skilled foreign workers. The H-1B program allows US employers to hire foreign workers in specialty fields. The tech industry, with many companies headquartered in California, is particularly reliant on workers who receive the visas. FRANCE 24's Wassim Cornet reports.

Twenty US states filed a lawsuit challenging the Trump Administration’s decision to impose a $100,000 fee on new H-1B visa petitions.

California Attorney General Rob Bonta, whose office is leading the case, said the administration lacked authority to impose the fee

A group of states announced they are suing the Trump administration to block a $100,000 fee for any new applications for H-1B visas, which allow employers in the US to hire skilled foreign workers. The lawsuit, expected to be filed Friday, argues that the fee creates a costly and illegal barrier for employers to use the popular visa program, particularly in the public sector. They also contend that the dollar figure was set arbitrarily and exceeds the fee-setting authority afforded by Congress. The case is being led by California Attorney General Rob Bonta and Massachusetts Attorney General Andrea Joy Campbell. “What Congress has never done is authorize a president to impose a six-figure surcharge designed to dismantle the program entirely,” Bonta said during a press conference announcing the suit. “The bottom line is: no presidential administration can re-write immigration law.” The lawsuit would be at least the third challenging the fee increase, which Trump announced in September, but the first complaint by…