News Summary

• A coalition of health care providers, religious groups, university professors and others filed a federal lawsuit Friday to stop the plan.
• The lawsuit, filed in U.S. District Court in San Francisco, said the H-1B program is a critical pathway to hiring healthcare workers and educators.
• President Donald Trump signed a proclamation on Sept. 19 requiring the new fee.
• The changes were slated to go into effect in 36 hours, which caused panic for employers, who instructed their workers to return home immediately.