President Donald Trump 's announcement of major changes to the H-1B visa caused confusion among visa holders, immigration attorneys, and his own administration over the weekend.

In an Oval Office announcement at 5 p.m. Friday, Trump said his administration would begin charging $100,000 for the much-debated visa category. Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick, standing behind the president, said that would be a yearly fee and that Big Tech was on board.

A short time after that, the White House posted an official proclamation stating that the new fees would take effect by the end of the weekend, sparking concerns that current H-1B holders outside the United States would not be able to re-enter without paying $ 100,000 .

Immigration attorneys then reported that clients were calling w

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