美國法院叫停具爭議性的 H-1B 高額簽證費用
U.S. court blocks controversial high-cost H-1B visa fees
Updated at: June 9, 2026 at 01:15 PM
2026年6月8日，一位美國聯邦法官發布了一項重大裁決，阻擋了一項極具爭議的政策，該政策要求為新的H-1B簽證申請繳納10萬美元的費用。
On June 8, 2026, a U.S. federal judge issued a major ruling blocking a controversial policy that required a $100,000 fee for new H-1B visa petitions.
美國聯邦地方法官Leo Sorokin宣告該政策「不合法」，指出行政部門越過了其憲法賦予的權限。
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法院認定此項鉅額費用並非標準的行政規費，而是一種未經授權的稅款，唯有國會才有權徵收。
District Judge Leo Sorokin declared the policy 'unlawful,' stating that the executive branch overstepped its constitutional authority.
該費用由川普政府於2025年9月引入，旨在抑制外籍勞工的使用，官員聲稱這些勞工正在取代美國本土工人。
The court found that this extreme charge was not a standard administrative fee, but rather an unauthorized tax that only Congress has the power to levy.
然而，該政策遭到包括美國商會及各大學在內的主要組織強烈反對，他們認為這扼殺了醫療和科技等關鍵領域的創新。
Introduced by the Trump administration in September 2025, the fee was intended to discourage the use of foreign labor, which officials claimed was displacing American workers.
在裁決前，該費用導致H-1B申請量急劇下降。
However, the policy faced intense opposition from major organizations, including the U.S.
儘管這項裁決為依賴全球人才的雇主提供了暫時的緩解，但由於全國各地法院存在相互衝突的裁決，法律狀況依然複雜。
Chamber of Commerce and universities, who argued it stifled innovation in critical sectors like healthcare and technology.
預計司法部將提出上訴，這意味著隨著該議題進入後續訴訟階段，企業和專業人才將持續面臨不確定性。
Before the ruling, the fee caused a drastic drop in H-1B applications.
