Judge Sorokin Strikes Down the $100,000 H-1B Fee Policy as an Unauthorized Tax

Date

Jun 8, 2026

Outcome

Administration lost

Posture

Merits

Party

United States

Source

btlaw.com ↗

Publisher

Barnes & Thornburg

Disposition

U.S. District Judge Leo Sorokin (D. Mass.) granted summary judgment to 20 states in California v. Mullin, "vacating the $100,000 fee policy in its entirety" as an unconstitutional tax and an APA violation; after a temporary stay, a First Circuit panel denied a stay pending appeal on July 24, 2026, leaving the vacatur in effect nationwide while the appeal proceeds.

Ledger id

9102

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