California Attorney General Rob Bonta Friday joined 19 other attorneys general in suing the Trump administration after the U.S. began imposing a $100,000 fee on new H-1B visa applications.

The 20 states, led by Democratic attorneys general, claimed the new mandated fee for the H-1B visa, which allows employers to hire highly skilled workers, is illegal because it went into effect without authorization from Congress and without legally required notice and comment process.

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“This massive fee exceeded the Department of Homeland Security’s authority,” Bonta said in a news conference Friday, saying the Trump administration does not have the power or legal authority to “rewrite immigration law.”

“No president can ignore t

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