Trump Administration Will Fight All Lawsuits On H1-B Visa In Court: White House

Last Updated:October 24, 2025, 00:50 IST

Donald Trump’s administration will fight lawsuits over the new H-1B visa fee, aiming to prioritise American workers despite challenges from the U.S. Chamber of Commerce and others.

US Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt

The Donald Trump-led administration will the lawsuits filed against its H1-B policy, the White House said on Thursday.

“The administration will fight these lawsuits in court. The president’s main priority has always been to put American workers first and to strengthen our visa system. For far too long, the H-1B visa system has been spammed with fraud, and that’s driven down American wages," Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt told reporters.

“The President wants to refine this system, which is part of the reason he implemented these new policies. These actions are lawful, they are necessary, and we’ll continue to fight this battle in court," she added.

This was in response to the lawsuit that were filed by U.S. Chamber of Commerce challenging President Donald Trump’s $100,000 fee on new H-1B visas for highly skilled foreign workers.

Reuters quoted the group as saying that Trump’s September proclamation, opens new tab imposing the fee on new H-1B visa applications was beyond his powers and would disrupt the complex visa system created by Congress.

Reuters quoted the Chamber of Commerce as stating that the fee would force businesses that rely on the H-1B programme to choose between dramatically increasing their labor costs or hiring fewer highly-skilled workers.

“Many members of the US Chamber are bracing for the need to scale back or entirely walk away from the H-1B program, to the detriment of their investors, customers, and their own existing employees," the group said in the lawsuit filed in Washington, D.C., federal court.

The rise in H-1B fee is also being challenged by unions, employers, and religious groups in a California federal court.

US President Donald Trump signed an executive order last month that sent shockwaves through global tech hubs: a new $100,000 fee for H-1B visa petitions, effective October 6. The move, targeting the programme that brings skilled workers—70% of them Indian—to US shores, aims to prioritise American jobs and curb what Trump calls “cheap labour abuse".

As the order came into effect on September 21, it sparked panic and outcry, with immigration attorneys and companies asking the H-1B visa holders or their family members, currently outside America for work or vacation, to return within the next 24 hours or risk being stranded and denied entry into the US.

Later, a White House official clarified that the H1-B visa fee of USD 100,000 would be applicable only to new applicants.

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