加州领衔20个州起诉特朗普政府，挑战10万美元 H-1B 签证费
2025年12月12日，加利福尼亚州总检察长 Rob Bonta 与马萨诸塞州总检察长 Andrea Joy Campbell 领衔20个州的总检察长，在马萨诸塞州联邦地区法院起诉特朗普政府，挑战其对新的 H-1B 签证申请征收10万美元费用的政策，请求法院宣告该政策违法并予以撤销。诉状案号为 1:25-cv-13829。
H-1B 签证允许美国雇主聘用需要专业技能的外国雇员，包括医生、研究人员、护士与教师，用以缓解全国性的劳动力短缺。特朗普总统于2025年9月19日发布第10973号公告，对新的 H-1B 申请开征10万美元费用，适用于9月21日之后提交的申请。
各州在诉状中主张，这项由国土安全部实施的收费在国会授权的范围之外设定巨额费用，绕过了法律要求的规章制定程序，违反《行政程序法》与美国宪法。Bonta 表示，特朗普政府以为可以随心所欲地抬高成本，但法律并不允许这样做，各州上法院是要捍卫本州居民使用世界一流大学、学校与医院的权利。这是加州今年内对特朗普政府提起的第49起诉讼，也是挑战这项 H-1B 收费的至少第三起诉讼。
联署的州还包括亚利桑那、科罗拉多、康涅狄格、特拉华、夏威夷、伊利诺伊、马里兰、密歇根、明尼苏达、内华达、北卡罗来纳、新泽西、纽约、俄勒冈、罗得岛、佛蒙特、华盛顿与威斯康星。白宫发言人同日为这项政策辩护，称收费旨在把美国劳动者放在优先位置。
California Leads 20 States in Suing the Trump Administration Over the $100,000 H-1B Visa Fee
On December 12, 2025, California Attorney General Rob Bonta and Massachusetts Attorney General Andrea Joy Campbell led a coalition of 20 state attorneys general in suing the Trump administration in the U.S. District Court for the District of Massachusetts, challenging its policy imposing a $100,000 fee on new H-1B visa petitions and asking the court to declare the policy unlawful and set it aside. The complaint is docketed as Case No. 1:25-cv-13829.
H-1B visas allow U.S. employers to hire foreign workers in roles requiring specialized skills, including physicians, researchers, nurses and teachers, to alleviate nationwide labor shortages. On September 19, 2025, President Trump issued Proclamation 10973 imposing an unprecedented $100,000 fee on new H-1B petitions, applying to petitions filed after September 21.
The states allege that the fee, implemented by the Department of Homeland Security, imposes a massive charge outside the bounds of what Congress authorized, bypasses required rulemaking procedures, and violates the Administrative Procedure Act and the U.S. Constitution. "The Trump Administration thinks it can raise costs on a whim, but the law says otherwise," Bonta said, adding that the states were going to court to defend their residents' access to world-class universities, schools and hospitals. It is California's 49th lawsuit against the Trump administration this year and at least the third suit challenging the H-1B fee.
The coalition also includes the attorneys general of Arizona, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, Hawaii, Illinois, Maryland, Michigan, Minnesota, Nevada, North Carolina, New Jersey, New York, Oregon, Rhode Island, Vermont, Washington and Wisconsin. A White House spokesperson defended the policy the same day, saying the fee is intended to put American workers first.
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