Trump Admin Proposes New $100K H-1B Fee To Offset Immigration Enforcement Costs

The proposed regulation would require employers to pay $103,265 for H-1B skilled foreign workers, according to a filing posted Monday. The administration said the revenue would help offset the costs of operating the federal immigration system, including immigration courts and US Immigration and Customs Enforcement.

The measure would directly affect employers that use H-1B visas to source skilled foreign labor, particularly in sectors where those workers are part of technical and professional staffing plans. No company-specific exposure, implementation schedule or financial impact was provided in the supplied reporting.

The proposal follows an attempted $100,000 fee that a federal judge in Massachusetts rejected in June after it was introduced through a presidential proclamation. The next material developments are the regulation's formal process, any effective date and the expected legal challenges; the supplied information does not establish whether the new proposal addresses the grounds for the earlier ruling.