Restriction on Entry of Certain Nonimmigrant Workers
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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.
Operative text of the cited action$100,000 H-1B payment was judicially treated as an unauthorized tax · District court held the payment unlawful June 8, 2026; stay and appeal proceedings followed.
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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.
Operative text of the cited actionTrump conditioned many new H-1B entries on a $100,000 payment · superseded evidence record