The U.S. Chamber of Commerce is suing the Trump administration for imposing a $100,00 annual fee for new H-1B visa applications, claiming the fee is unlawful and would significantly harm U.S. businesses.

In a federal lawsuit filed Thursday in Washington D.C., the Chamber asks the court to declare that President Donald Trump exceeded the executive branch’s authority by imposing the fee and bloc federal government agencies from enforcing it.

New H-1B visa fee could upend foreign worker program for local businesses and universities

H-1B visas are meant for high-skilled jobs that tech companies find hard to fill and are primarily associated with tech workers from India . Big tech companies are the biggest user of the visa, and nearly three-quarters of those approved are from India. Bu

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