Court Blocks Trump Birthright Citizen Order

It probably would not matter if a DEm President made the same decision to do so on his own rather than go through Congress. Trump wishes to be a king and make edicts on his own outside of Congress, Even so and if such was done? There would be a good chance the courts would strike it down also.

An Obama-appointed federal judge who previously blocked President Donald Trump’s birthright citizenship executive order has again dealt a major setback to the administration by striking down Trump’s $100,000 H-1B visa payment requirement and declaring the policy unlawful.

Trump’s Birthright maneuver . . .

U.S. District Judge Leo Sorokin of Massachusetts ruled Monday that the Trump administration lacked the authority to impose the hefty payment on employers seeking new H-1B visas, finding that the requirement amounted to a tax that only Congress has the constitutional power to impose.

In Monday’s 42-page decision, Sorokin sided with a coalition of 20 states that challenged Trump’s September 2025 proclamation creating a new $100,000 payment requirement for employers filing petitions for foreign workers under the H-1B visa program, which allows U.S. employers to hire skilled foreign workers. Approximately 65,000 foreign workers are issued a H-1B visa each year.

Before Trump’s proclamation, employers typically paid between $2,000 and $5,000 in filing fees to sponsor an H-1B worker, depending on the type of application and the size of the company.

The administration had argued that the measure was necessary to curb abuse of the visa system and protect American workers.

“Obama-appointed judge who blocked Trump birthright citizenship order strikes again, throws out visa overhaul,” MSN.com

“Obama-appointed judge who blocked Trump birthright citizenship order strikes again, throws out visa overhaul,” Fox News