Despite exempting renewals, Trump's original $100,000 fee cut H-1B visas by over 70%

Number of H-1B and H-4 visas issued by month, Calendar Years 2024, 2025, and 2026

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Sources: State Department, “Monthly Nonimmigrant Visa Issuances,” “2026; USCIS, “Characteristics of H-1B Workers FY 2024,” 2025; Declaration of Cara M. Selby, Global Nurse Force v. Trump, No. 4:25-cv-08454-HSG, Document 117-1 (N.D. Cal. Mar. 5, 2026)..