Trump conditioned many new H-1B entries on a $100,000 payment

Date: 2025-09-19
Entry type: presidential-proclamation
Current status: Issuance documented; this entry does not assert present enforceability.
Last reviewed: 2026-09-03

Entities and roles

Restriction on Entry of Certain Nonimmigrant Workersdocumented action or event
Donald J. Trumppresident responsible for the cited action

Claims and evidence

factdocumented
On 2025-09-19, Donald Trump restricted entry of certain H-1B workers unless the accompanying petition included or was supplemented by a $100,000 payment, subject to stated exceptions.
- The White House: Restriction on Entry of Certain Nonimmigrant WorkersOperative text of the cited action