In Boston, a federal appeals court has declined to revive a $100,000 fee the Trump administration sought to impose on employers hiring H-1B visa workers, leaving intact a lower court's finding that the charge amounted to an unauthorized tax. The ruling places a constitutional boundary around executive power, affirming that the creation of significant new financial burdens on immigration requires an act of Congress, not a presidential proclamation. For the industries and individuals who depend on the H-1B program, the decision offers a moment of legal steadiness amid an ongoing struggle over wh