A tech industry group representing the country’s largest technology companies urged the Trump administration to withdraw the Department of Homeland Security’s proposal to charge $103,265 for most new H-1B visa applications. The group filed its objection Thursday as a public comment on the pending rule, reviving tensions between Silicon Valley and the White House over a program widely used to hire highly skilled immigrants. The proposal has created uncertainty for employers and prospective workers, including Shreya Mishra Reddy, an Indian national who earned a master’s degree in engineering management from Duke University in 2021 and changed her plans after learning a potential employer would face the fee. Existing coverage described the measure as a $100,000 fee announced by President Trump in September 2025; the pending DHS proposal specifies $103,265. Business Insider has interviewed people weighing whether to remain in the United States or abandon the H-1B process.