California Attorney General Rob Bonta, with support from other states, has filed a lawsuit to block a dramatic increase in H-1B visa fees announced by former President Donald Trump.

The new order, revealed in September under Trump, raises the annual H-1B fee for employers from a few hundred dollars (or $4,000 for large companies heavily reliant on foreign workers) to $100,000.

What they’re saying: “As the world’s fourth largest economy, California knows that when skilled talent from around the world joins our workforce, it drives our state forward,” Bonta said at a news conference announcing the legal challenge. • Bonta stated the fee hike is “illegal and economically destructive,” arguing it far exceeds the authority granted by Congress. He noted, “The Trump administration thinks it c

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