WASHINGTON, United States, Dec 24, 2025 (BSS/AFP) - A US federal judge on Tuesday upheld President Donald Trump's $100,000 fee to process H-1B visa applications, acknowledging it could "inflict significant harm on American businesses and institutions of higher education." Trump argued that the H-1B visa system was being abused to replace American workers with people willing to work for less money. The United States awards 85,000 H-1B visas per year on a lottery system. Tech entrepreneurs -- including Trump's former ally Elon Musk -- have warned against targeting H-1B visas, saying that the United States does not have enough homegrown talent to fill important tech sector job vacancies. At least two additional lawsuits against the $100,000 H-1B visa application fee remain ongoing.

Source: Bangladesh Sangbad Sangstha December 24, 2025 10:40 UTC