Washington, Oct. 17 -- America's largest business lobbying group sued the Trump administration on Thursday over its $100,000 H-1B visa fee, launching a major corporate challenge to the president's immigration crackdown.

The US Chamber of Commerce argued in federal court that President Donald Trump acted illegally by imposing the charge, which it says overrides congressional immigration law and makes hiring skilled foreign workers cost-prohibitive for most American businesses.

"The new $100,000 visa fee will make it cost-prohibitive for US employers, especially start-ups and small and midsize businesses, to utilise the H-1B programme, which was created by Congress expressly to ensure that American businesses of all sizes can access the g...