This page will be updated regularly to provide new information as it becomes available regarding the AAU-Chamber of Commerce legal action contesting Presidential Proclamation “Restrictions on Entry of Certain Nonimmigrant Workers”, and subsequent agency action implementing a $100,000 petition fee that employers are required to pay for H-1B visa petitions.
December 29, 2025: AAU and the Chamber of Commerce filed an appeal in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit challenging district court’s decision.
December 23, 2025: Judge Beryl A. Howell of the United States District Court for the District of Columbia issued a decision in favor of the government, denying the plaintiffs’ motion for summary judgment, and finding that the proclamation and its implementation are lawful based on “a straightforward reading of congressional statutes giving the president broad authority to regulate entry into the United States for immigrants and nonimmigrants alike”. Plaintiffs have 60 days to file an appeal.
October 24, 2025: AAU and the Chamber of Commerce submitted an amended complaint in the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia challenging the $100,000 fee on certain H-1B petitions.