# Why Trump Is Now Trying to Charge a $103,000 Fee for H-1B Visas

https://mins.news/en/item/32581

- Bloomberg News, 2026-08-26 03:47 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-08-25/h-1b-visas-why-trump-wants-103-000-fee-after-previous-policy-was-struck-down?link_source=ta_bluesky_link&taid=6a8e61ef0602a6000171dabf

> Alongside stepped-up immigration enforcement and deportations in his second term, President Donald Trump is moving to overhaul the H-1B visa program. Trump says the employment-based system, which lets US companies hire college-educated foreigners for specialized jobs, has been exploited to displace American workers.

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