The White House has vowed to defend its decision to set a $100,000 fee for new H-1B visa filings, insisting the overhaul is necessary to prevent misuse and protect US workers. The policy has sparked multiple legal challenges,

Senators Chuck Grassley (R-IA) and Dick Durbin (D-IL) introduced on 29 September 2025, the H–1B and L–1 Visa Reform Act of 2025 (Visa Reform Act), a bipartisan proposal to overhaul two of the most widely used employment-based visa programs in the United States.

The remarks made by the White House Press Secretary come days after the US Chamber of Commerce filed a lawsuit last week against the move, calling it ‘misguided policy’ and ‘plainly unlawful’ action t

The US government has announced its intention to contest lawsuits aimed at halting the newly imposed fee of USD 100,000 on H-1B visa applications. Officials argue that the visa system has been plagued by fraud for too long and requires significant reform to better serve American workers.

Immigrant doctors, many of them from India, are the lifeline of the US healthcare system, especially in rural areas.

In September, the administration announced that it would be attaching a $100,000 fee to applications for the visa.

President Donald Trump’s crackdown on the H-1B visa program for skilled foreign workers has drawn a rare challenger: the US Chamber of Commerce, the nation’s largest business organization that has rarely challenged his administration.

The Trump administration’s decision to ease the $100,000 H-1B visa fee brings relief to thousands of Indian professionals and students already in the