‘Only 70’: Who is paying the $100,000 fee for hiring H-1B workers? Trump administration informs court

In an ongoing lawsuit over the $100,000 fee for hiring skilled workers from foreign countries, as imposed by the Donald Trump administration, the administration informed a court that only 70 employees have so far paid the fee since it was imposed in September. The number is not huge and in fact rather low and that’s why this can’t be seen as a revenue-generating measure for the government and thus it does not require Congressional authorization Department of Justice attorney Tiberius Davis said in a court hearing.

The lawsuit is on whether the imposition of the fee for a visa program is legal.