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Donald Trump Targets Visas that Struggling Maine Hospitals and Schools Rely On

The $100,000 fee aims to reduce visa misuse by business process outsourcing firms and ensure only employers delivering strong returns with H-1B employees qualify.

President Donald Trump’s new plan to make employers pay $100,000 for temporary work visas given to highly skilled foreign professionals is giving Maine employers with existing financial headaches about how the new fee could affect hiring here. Trump issued a proclamation last Friday on the new $100,000 fee for H-1B visas that are capped at 85,000 a year and cost little. Trump claimed the program has been “exploited” to replace workers with lower…

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TFD broke the news in on Wednesday, September 24, 2025.
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