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Lori Chavez-DeRemer

Lori Chavez-DeRemer

U.S. Secretary of Labor

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States vs. Trump’s $100,000 H–1B fee: a courtroom fight over who controls immigration policy

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Named defendant; DOL role implicated in H‑1B labor certification ecosystem

The Trump administration didn’t just tighten H‑1B visas. It put a $100,000 toll booth on “new” petitions—and dared employers to pay up. Now twenty states are trying to blow up that toll booth in federal court, calling it an illegal end-run around Congress.

Updated Dec 13, 2025