The US Chamber of Commerce has filed a lawsuit against President Donald Trump for charging an annual fee of $100,000 for H-1B visa applications.
The tax, according to the Chamber, is unlawful and would hurt American companies. It asserts that Trump has overreached the power of the executive branch. Citing worries that the charge would raise labor expenses, the Chamber has urged the court to prevent its implementation.
The H-1B visa has been one of US President Donald Trump’s most talked-about choices in recent days. President Trump made the decision to charge applicants for H-1B visas $100,000 per year. In the meanwhile, the US Chamber of Commerce intends to file a legal challenge against Trump’s decision.
The US president had really asserted that this choice would greatly improve America’s economic standing. The consequences of Trump’s choice are now starting to become apparent. Numerous businesses have ceased providing these visas to their staff, which has had an immediate impact on a large number of workers.
The US Chamber of Commerce challenges Trump’s decision in court
The Trump administration is facing legal action from the US Chamber of Commerce, which says the levies are unlawful and may seriously hurt US companies.
The chamber requested the court to rule that President Donald Trump had overreached the executive branch by imposing the charge and prohibited federal government agencies from implementing it in a federal action filed Thursday in Washington, D.C.
For highly qualified positions that IT businesses struggle to fill, the US offers the H-1B visa. The most frequent users of this visa for employment in the US are Indians.
What did the lawsuit against the Trump administration say?
The increased H-1B visa fees are in violation of immigration statutes, according to the US Chamber of Commerce, which stipulate that payments must be commensurate with the government’s expenses incurred in processing the visa.
According to the court brief, the US president has significant control over foreign nationals’ ability to enter the country, but this control is subject to the law and cannot be overridden. The chamber claims that the majority of H-1B visa petitions cost less than $3,600 prior to Trump’s announcement of the additional costs.
According to the court brief, if the charge were to be enforced, American firms would suffer greatly since they would either have to recruit fewer highly qualified individuals for whom domestic alternatives would not be easily accessible or drastically raise their labor expenses.
Many Indians are also able to work in the United States because to this visa. For individuals looking for work in the US, the court’s decision to award relief in this case would be a huge relief.