Published by: Times Now - June, 10, 2026
https://www.timesnownews.com/india/why-experts-call-h-1b-ruling-a-lifeline-for-indian-techies-exclusive-article-154549108
Quotes and Excerpts from Rajiv in the article:
Calling it a "ray of hope" for Indian nationals, US-based immigration attorney Rajiv Khanna welcomed the Boston court ruling that struck down the Donald Trump administration's controversial $100,000 fee on certain new H-1B visa applications.
The ruling by US District Judge Leo Sorokin in Massachusetts comes as a significant blow to one of the toughest immigration measures introduced by Trump in September 2025. The court held that the administration lacked the legal authority to impose what was effectively a new tax on employers hiring highly skilled foreign workers.
US-based immigration attorney Rajiv Khanna said the ruling restores confidence in a system that has been marked by uncertainty.
"For Indian nationals, this ruling from the Boston court gives a ray of hope more than anything else. This administration has been running immigration policy as a cudgel to beat the heck out of the existing scaffolding of law. Traditionally, a president can never overwrite laws with the happening here. So this ruling represents a return to the rule of law rather than to the rule of whims and fancy."
Khanna noted that uncertainty around visa policies has already hurt both employers and workers.
"Businesses thrive on certainty. When you don't know if your key resource, a technical expert, can get the proper visa to finish the work or to start the work that they want to do, obviously, the whole project is doomed."
Khanna said the policy had created widespread anxiety among international students and professionals planning their careers in the United States.
"Indian students have been facing increasing hostility from a system that seems to be geared towards administration by suspicion rather than fact."
He added that uncertainty surrounding Optional Practical Training (OPT), STEM OPT extensions, H-1B transitions and H-4 work authorisation has made long-term planning increasingly difficult for Indian students and professionals.