California leads multistate lawsuit against Trump administration over H-1B visa fee hike

Published December 12, 2025 6:19pm ET



California led 20 states in a lawsuit challenging the Trump administration’s efforts to limit the number of H-1B visas.

All 20 states involved in the lawsuit are led by Democratic attorneys general, who claim that Trump’s $100,000 visa fee for high-skilled immigrants oversteps the executive branch’s authority. California is one of the foremost users of the program due to Silicon Valley’s reliance on it.

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