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What to Know About the Obama-Appointed Judge Who Struck Down Trump’s H-1B Visa Policy

An Obama-appointed judge on Monday blocked the Trump administration policy requiring a $100,000 fee from employers that seek H‑1B visas, or visas for skilled foreign workers.

U.S. District Judge Leo T. Sorokin of the U.S. District Court for the District of Massachusetts issued a 42-page opinion, stating that the fee is an unlawful tax as only Congress has the power to tax. He has previously ruled against other executive actions by President Donald Trump on the issue of immigration.

In December, 20 states led by California sued the Trump administration to block the $100,000 fee, challenging the exeucutive order Trump signed in September.

The Trump administration has argued it was a regulatory fee that the president could lawfully........

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