Surprise! Obama judge hands Trump victory in battle against H-1B pipeline

(Official White House photo by Daniel Torok)

A federal judge handed President Donald Trump a major victory on Tuesday night in his effort to rein in the massive flow of cheap, foreign labor into the United States.

D.C. District Judge Beryl Howell upheld President Donald Trump’s authority to slap a $100,000 fee on new H-1B visa applications, according to court documents. The ruling marks the latest action against a visa program adored by big business, but long accused of displacing American workers...