The US Chamber of Commerce on Thursday filed a legal challenge to the Donald Trump administration's $100,000 fee on H-1B visa petitions, arguing that the imposition of the new fee is unlawful.

The lawsuit said that the new fee overrides the provisions of the Immigration and Nationality Act that givers the H-1B visa programme, including the requirement that visa fees should be based on the costs incurred by the government to process said visas.

“President Trump has embarked on an ambitious agenda of securing permanent pro-growth tax reforms, unleashing American energy, and unraveling the overregulation that has stifled growth. The Chamber and our members have actively backed these proposals to attract more investment in America. To support this growth, our economy will require more worker

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