Trump's H-1B Visa Fee Sparks Chaos

The predictor explicitly defined 'the fee is withdrawn, blocked, or unenforced' as falsifying evidence, and multiple articles confirm a US court struck down the $100,000 H-1B fee as unlawful in June 2026, adding uncertainty rather than driving sustained structural change. While some earlier disruption occurred (e.g. Cisco/Fidelity hiring changes), the fee's judicial invalidation directly matches the falsification criteria, undermining the thesis that the fee itself would durably reshape hiring within six months.