US court refuses to revive Trump's $100,000 H-1B visa fee for skilled foreign workers

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45% : Referring to a 1989 US Supreme Court ruling, the court said the executive branch must show that Congress had spoken "clearly" in granting it the authority to impose financial burdens, whether described as fees or taxes.
26% : The three-judge panel, composed only of appointees of Democratic presidents, said the Trump administration failed to show it was likely on appeal to succeed in showing it had not exceeded its authority by imposing the fee A US federal appeals court on Friday rejected the Donald Trump administration's request to revive its controversial $100,000 fee on new H-1B visas, leaving in place a lower court ruling that struck down the charge as an unlawful tax not authorised by Congress.

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