(The Center Square) - The White House on Thursday vowed to fight legal challenges to President Trump’s $100,000 H-1B visa fee.

White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt told reporters on Thursday that the fee is designed to protect American workers and prevent fraud in the H-1B visa system.

“The administration will fight these lawsuits in court,” Leavitt said. “The president’s main priority has always been to put American workers first and also to strengthen our visa system.”

Trump issued a proclamation proposing the $100,000 fee on Sept. 19. Since then, the U.S. Chamber of Commerce and a coalition of unions have filed respective lawsuits against the president’s fee implementation.

Both lawsuits argue Trump’s fee exceeds presidential authority because the law does not allow him to i

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