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Business Coalition Challenges Presidential Visa Fee Mandate in Federal Court

A major business advocacy group has filed a lawsuit against the Trump administration’s proclamation imposing a $100,000 fee on H-1B visa applications. The legal challenge asserts the measure exceeds presidential authority and threatens U.S. competitiveness in key sectors like technology and healthcare.

Legal Challenge to Presidential Visa Directive

The U.S. Chamber of Commerce has initiated a federal lawsuit contesting President Donald Trump‘s recent proclamation mandating a $100,000 fee for H-1B visa applications. According to reports, the business coalition alleges the executive action oversteps constitutional boundaries and disrupts a long-standing immigration program critical for addressing specialized labor shortages.

Cybersecurity

Prosper Data Breach Potentially Impacts 17.6 Million Users, Investigation Continues

The data breach tracking service Have I Been Pwned has reportedly logged 17.6 million victims from the recent Prosper cyberattack. The peer-to-peer lending platform has acknowledged the incident but says its investigation into the scope and nature of the compromised data is still ongoing.

Massive Data Breach Reported at Peer-to-Peer Lender

Data breach notification service Have I Been Pwned has reportedly identified 17.6 million individuals as potential victims of a cyberattack on Prosper Marketplace, Inc. The peer-to-peer lending platform disclosed the security incident last month, but the scale reported by the external service far exceeds initial acknowledgments. According to reports, the compromised information includes email addresses and a wide array of other personal data.