India, Dec. 13 -- Ever since Donald Trump took office for a second term as United States President in January this year, he has been engaged in legal tussles over his policies, particularly with democrat states.

A key immigration-related policy by his administration - the $100,000 H-1B fee hike, is set to be challenged in court by as many as nineteen states, including California, New York, Illinois, and others.

California and several other states are suing the Trump administration over its hiked $100,000 fee for any new applications for H-1B visas. The H-1B program allows American employers to hire foreigners as employees for "specialty occupations", according to the US department of labor.

Announcing the legal challenge to Trump admin...