A federal judge has ruled against the nation’s largest business lobby in a case that’s trying to stop a fee increase for the H-1B visa. That’s the visa that allows foreign workers in industries like tech and medicine to come to the U.S.
Under a proclamation issued by President Donald Trump earlier this year, employers applying for H-1B visas for their workers will be required to pay $100,000.
The change was met with multiple legal actions — including one lawsuit filed by Arizona and 19 other states, which argued the fee is unconstitutional.
As Reuters reports, the lawsuit ruled on this week was filed by the U.S. Chamber of Commerce and argued the new policy will harm hospitals and other employers who rely on highly skilled foreign work. U.S. District Judge Beryl Howell ruled to allow the new fee as part of presidential powers to regulate immigration.
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Last Friday, The Show invited Sen. Ruben Gallego (D-Arizona) to stop by the studio and offer his perspective on some of the year’s major storylines thus far. -
Protests continued here and around the country over the weekend following the shooting death of Renee Nicole Good, a Minneapolis woman who was shot through the windshield of her car by an ICE agent last week. -
The legislation comes after the death of Renee Nicole Good — a 37-year-old U.S. citizen who was shot and killed by an ICE agent in Minneapolis on Wednesday. The Trump administration has said the agent was acting in self-defense, though eyewitnesses and video have raised questions about that account. -
Amid media reports that a surge of immigration enforcement agents could be coming to Phoenix, Sen. Ruben Gallego accused the agents of racial profiling and called on Arizonans to remain vigilant. -
Protests continue nationwide in the wake of an ICE agent’s fatal shooting of a Minneapolis woman. That includes Phoenix, where a crowd gathered for the second time in as many nights on Thursday to denounce the killing of a 37-year-old U.S. citizen and mother of three who was shot through the window of her SUV.
