Nonimmigrant visas in flux due to Trump administration fees

Published September 27, 2026 7:05am ET



Jamile Pellicer, a Florida-based immigration lawyer, remembers the evening of Sept. 19, 2025, as “one of the worst days of my life.”

President Donald Trump, in a Friday night news dump, signed an executive order imposing a $100,000 fee on any domestic employer applying for new specialist H-1B visas for foreign workers.

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