https://passimai.com/litigation/issues/h1b-fee/ The $100,000 H-1B payment · Passim litigation 2026-10-28T00:00:00Z Passim https://passimai.com/litigation/cases/cand-4-25-cv-08454-global-nurse-force-v-trump/#2026-10-28-056c6846b4 Global Nurse Force v. Trump: Court denied government’s request to stay district proceedings 2026-10-28T00:00:00Z Text-only ECF 144, filed October 28, records denial of the motion to stay proceedings, ECF 133. It concerns continued district litigation and does not stay the preliminary relief. Its conference and deadline text is internally inconsistent; no new scheduling date is established here. https://passimai.com/litigation/cases/cand-4-25-cv-08454-global-nurse-force-v-trump/#2026-10-09-cd11459693 Global Nurse Force v. Trump: Ninth Circuit assigned appeal number and preliminary-injunction briefing schedule 2026-10-09T00:00:00Z The court assigned appeal 26-6667 from district case 4:25-cv-08454-HSG. Its October 9 time-schedule notice sets the opening brief for November 6, 2026, the answering brief for December 4, and an optional reply within 21 days after service of the answering brief. The notice does not grant a stay. https://passimai.com/litigation/cases/cand-4-25-cv-08454-global-nurse-force-v-trump/#2026-10-09-c509794f09 Global Nurse Force v. Trump: Government requested stay of district proceedings 2026-10-09T00:00:00Z Defendants requested a stay of further district proceedings or alternative 30-day extensions. Their motion states that the existing vacatur would remain in place during the requested stay; this filing does not establish a court ruling. https://passimai.com/litigation/cases/cand-4-25-cv-08454-global-nurse-force-v-trump/#2026-10-09-384add7603 Global Nurse Force v. Trump: Government appealed H-1B fee preliminary-relief order 2026-10-09T00:00:00Z Defendants filed notice of an appeal to the Ninth Circuit from the September 30 order granting preliminary relief in part. The notice does not itself stay that order. https://passimai.com/litigation/issues/h1b-fee/#status-2026-09-30-blocked The $100,000 H-1B payment: Payment implementation set aside 2026-09-30T00:00:00Z N.D. Cal. vacated and enjoined the agency policies under both proclamations https://passimai.com/litigation/cases/cand-4-25-cv-08454-global-nurse-force-v-trump/#2026-09-30-13359dd01e Global Nurse Force v. Trump: Court granted partial preliminary relief against H-1B fee implementation 2026-09-30T00:00:00Z The court vacated and remanded the agency policies implementing the $100,000 H-1B payment requirement and enjoined their implementation pending APA notice and comment and RFA analyses. It denied provisional class certification without prejudice and did not enjoin the presidential proclamations. https://passimai.com/litigation/issues/h1b-fee/#status-2026-07-24-blocked The $100,000 H-1B payment: Set aside by a federal court 2026-07-24T00:00:00Z The First Circuit denied a stay pending appeal https://passimai.com/litigation/cases/mad-1-25-cv-13829-26-1699-state-of-california-v-mullin/#2026-07-24-7ae01fa3bb State of California v. Mullin: First Circuit denied stay of H-1B fee vacatur 2026-07-24T00:00:00Z The First Circuit denied the government's motion to stay the district court order and final judgment vacating the $100,000 H-1B fee policy pending appeal. https://passimai.com/litigation/issues/h1b-fee/#status-2026-06-12-in_effect The $100,000 H-1B payment: Vacatur temporarily stayed 2026-06-12T00:00:00Z D. Mass. administratively stayed its judgment pending the First Circuit's stay ruling (Doc. 113); the June 12 date is from the docket entry https://passimai.com/litigation/cases/mad-1-25-cv-13829-26-1699-state-of-california-v-mullin/#2026-06-12-fd2095a405 State of California v. Mullin: Defendants moved to stay the vacatur pending appeal 2026-06-12T00:00:00Z Defendants moved for a stay pending appeal, arguing that the June 8 order should be stayed while First Circuit review proceeds. https://passimai.com/litigation/cases/mad-1-25-cv-13829-26-1699-state-of-california-v-mullin/#2026-06-11-039ae38f22 State of California v. Mullin: Defendants appealed to the First Circuit 2026-06-11T00:00:00Z Defendants filed a notice of appeal from the June 8 final judgment to the United States Court of Appeals for the First Circuit. https://passimai.com/litigation/issues/h1b-fee/#status-2026-06-08-blocked The $100,000 H-1B payment: Set aside by a federal court 2026-06-08T00:00:00Z D. Mass. vacated the agency policies imposing the payment (Docs. 106, 107) https://passimai.com/litigation/cases/mad-1-25-cv-13829-26-1699-state-of-california-v-mullin/#2026-06-08-8f80934e2e State of California v. Mullin: District court vacated H-1B fee policy 2026-06-08T00:00:00Z The District of Massachusetts granted summary judgment to the plaintiff states, denied defendants' summary-judgment motion, and vacated the USCIS policy implementing the $100,000 H-1B fee. https://passimai.com/litigation/cases/dcd-1-25-cv-03675-25-5473-chamber-of-commerce-of-the-united-states-of-america-v-u-s-department-of-homeland-security/#2025-12-29-21167e940f Chamber of Commerce of the United States of America v. U.S. Department of Homeland Security: Plaintiffs appealed to the D.C. Circuit 2025-12-29T00:00:00Z The Chamber and AAU noticed an appeal from ECF 53 and 54 (ECF 55); the appeal is D.C. Circuit No. 25-5473. https://passimai.com/litigation/issues/h1b-fee/#status-2025-12-23-in_effect The $100,000 H-1B payment: In effect; upheld by one court 2025-12-23T00:00:00Z D.D.C. granted the government summary judgment in Chamber of Commerce v. DHS https://passimai.com/litigation/cases/dcd-1-25-cv-03675-25-5473-chamber-of-commerce-of-the-united-states-of-america-v-u-s-department-of-homeland-security/#2025-12-23-cebf0f5681 Chamber of Commerce of the United States of America v. U.S. Department of Homeland Security: Court granted the government summary judgment and upheld the payment 2025-12-23T00:00:00Z ECF 53 and 54 denied the plaintiffs' motion for a preliminary injunction or summary judgment and granted the government's cross-motion, holding that the Proclamation and its implementation are lawful and withstand the ultra vires and APA challenges. https://passimai.com/litigation/cases/mad-1-25-cv-13829-26-1699-state-of-california-v-mullin/#2025-12-12-79180eb37d State of California v. Mullin: States challenged $100,000 H-1B petition fee 2025-12-12T00:00:00Z Twenty plaintiff states filed a District of Massachusetts challenge to federal implementation of the presidential proclamation imposing a $100,000 H-1B payment requirement. https://passimai.com/litigation/cases/dcd-1-25-cv-03675-25-5473-chamber-of-commerce-of-the-united-states-of-america-v-u-s-department-of-homeland-security/#2025-10-16-43498c43cb Chamber of Commerce of the United States of America v. U.S. Department of Homeland Security: Chamber of Commerce and AAU sued over the $100,000 H-1B payment 2025-10-16T00:00:00Z The plaintiffs alleged that the Proclamation and its implementation by DHS and the State Department are ultra vires and violate the APA.