# New York

US President Donald Trump’s “reckless” proclamation imposing a USD 100,000 fee on H1B visas is not about protecting American jobs but about “weaponising” immigration policy to advance a “xenophobic agenda”, a leading community organisation said. On Friday, the Trump administration announced a one-time USD 1,00,000 fee on H-1B visas.

Indian American Impact strongly condemned Trump’s reckless order imposing the USD 100,000 fee on H-1B visas and said its “chaotic” rollout sparked panic and chaos—especially for professionals abroad working or visiting family with medical emergencies.

The proclamation “is not about protecting American jobs; it is about weaponising immigration policy to advance a xenophobic agenda. By targeting H-1B holders, Trump is both sabot

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