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华盛顿讯 一名联邦法官周一裁定特朗普总统针对高技能外国工人新H-1B签证征收10万美元费用的政策非法并予以废除。
美国地区法官利奥·索罗金作出了有利于20个州组成的团体的裁决，该团体对特朗普去年9月宣布的这项新费用提出了诉讼。法官认定，特朗普政府未经国会授权，就对H-1B签证申请征收10万美元税款，越权行事。
“这笔10万美元付款的实质和用途表明，无论其被称作什么，它本质上都是一种税，”索罗金在一份长达42页的裁决书中写道。
这位由前总统巴拉克·奥巴马任命的法官写道：“没有任何法定权力授权[特朗普政府]对H-1B签证申请征收10万美元的税款。”
H-1B签证计划由美国国会于1990年设立，允许美国公司临时雇佣从事专业职业的外国工人，最长可达六年。国会将每年的H-1B签证配额限定为6.5万个。另有2万个签证名额可颁发给拥有高等学历的申请者。根据该计划，雇主还需缴纳一定费用，通常在1700美元至4500美元之间。
但去年，特朗普签署了一项公告，要求所有新的H-1B签证申请额外缴纳10万美元费用。总统辩称，H-1B签证计划“被蓄意利用，以薪酬更低、技能更差的劳动力取代而非补充美国工人”，他称这一情况“损害了我们的经济和国家安全”。
特朗普政府迅速推进了该公告的实施。美国公民及移民服务局于10月宣布，10万美元费用适用于9月21日及之后提交的新申请，也就是特朗普宣布这项新政策仅两天后。该机构澄清，这笔费用仅适用于居住在海外的新申请者，不适用于签证续签。
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由加利福尼亚州牵头的州联盟于去年12月提起诉讼，质疑这项费用的合法性。这些州警告称，10万美元的费用将削弱它们在多个领域雇佣高技能工人的能力，包括中小学、公立高等院校以及医疗设施。
在裁决中，索罗金认定特朗普没有获得国会授权，无权对H-1B签证申请征税。他表示，本案记录中没有任何迹象表明特朗普政府“合理地解释了”征收10万美元费用的决定，并指出联邦机构提出的所有政策理由“都无法为对H-1B计划征收高额税款提供合理解释”。
他下令全面撤销这项强制缴纳的签证费用，这一救济符合《行政程序法》中相关联邦法律的规定。
Judge voids Trump’s $100,000 fee for new H-1B visas
June 8, 2026 3:35 PM EDT / CBS News
Washington — A federal judge on Monday invalidated President Trump’s policy imposing a $100,000 fee on new H-1B visas for high-skilled foreign workers, finding it unlawful.
U.S. District Judge Leo Sorokin ruled in favor of a group of 20 states that challenged the new fee announced by Mr. Trump in September. The judge found that the Trump administration overstepped its authority by imposing a $100,000 tax on H-1B applications without authorization from Congress.
“The substance and application of the $100,000 payment reveal that it is a tax, regardless of what the payment is called,” Sorokin wrote in a 42-page decision.
The judge, appointed by former President Barack Obama, wrote that “there are no statutory powers authorizing [the Trump administration] to implement a $100,000 tax on H-1B petitions.”
The H-1B visa program was created by Congress in 1990 and allows U.S.-based companies to temporarily hire foreign workers in a specialty occupation for up to six years. Congress capped the number of H-1B visas at 65,000 per year. Another 20,000 of the visas can be issued for people with advanced degrees. Under the program, employers are also required to pay certain fees, typically ranging between $1,700 to $4,500.
But last year, Mr. Trump signed a proclamation that added a $100,000 payment to all new H-1B applications. The president argued the H-1B visa program “has been deliberately exploited to replace, rather than supplement, American workers with lower-paid, lower-skilled labor,” which he said had “undermined both our economic and national security.”
The Trump administration moved swiftly to implement his proclamation. U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services said in October the $100,000 fee applied to new applications filed on or after Sept. 21, just two days after Mr. Trump announced the new policy. The agency clarified that the fee would only apply to new applicants living abroad, and not renewals.
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The coalition of states, led by California, filed their lawsuit challenging the fee in December and alleged that the new policy was unlawful. The states warned that the $100,000 fee would hamper their ability to hire high-skilled workers in several areas, including at primary and secondary schools, in public colleges and universities, and at medical facilities.
In his decision, Sorokin found that Mr. Trump had no power or authorization from Congress to impose a tax on H-1B applications. He said the record in the case lacked any indication that the Trump administration “reasonably explained” the decision to implement the $100,000 fee, and found that none of the policy rationales from federal agencies “offer a reasonable explanation for enacting a heavy tax on the H-1B program.”
He ordered the required visa payment to be set aside in its entirety, relief that is allowed under a federal law called the Administrative Procedure Act.
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