CSG Law Alert: Update – Administrative Stay Issued on $100,000 H-1B Fee Ruling
Following the U.S. District Court for the District of Massachusetts’s decision vacating the $100,000 H-1B fee (State of California et al. v. Noem et al., Case No. 1:25-cv-13829), the government filed a notice of appeal and sought a stay of the decision.
On June 12, 2026, the Court denied the government’s request for a stay on the merits but granted a temporary administrative stay pending further proceedings before the U.S. Court of Appeals for the First Circuit. As a result, the administrative stay temporarily allows the government to continue collecting the $100,000 fee at least through June 18, 2026.
We will continue to monitor this matter and provide updates as developments unfold.
For more information, please contact the authors of this alert or the CSG Law Immigration Group.