Trumpās $100K H-1B Tax Turns Plane Into Human Musical Chairs
Minutes after Trumpās surprise $100,000 fee hit H-1B visas on Friday, 40+ tech workers staged a mass walk-off from an Emirates flight in San Francisco bound for India, triggering a frantic luggage hunt and low-key chaos. Microsoft, Google, and Meta sped out urgent "donāt leave" memos, sparking a scramble for flights and sleepless nights for engineers like Salesforceās Akaash Hazarika, who paid $500 to sprint home early. Despite a White House FAQ and promises that renewals arenāt affected, anxiety reigns supremeābecause nothing says 'we value you' like a nightly panic email from Microsoft telling thousands to 'remain in the U.S. for now,' right after a lavish Trump-tech CEO dinner praising each other.
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Nothing screams 'we appreciate skilled foreign workers' like dropping a $100,000 fee on their visas at midnight Friday and watching them play musical chairs on an India-bound flight.
When the White House says the $100k visa fee is to stop wage exploitation, but big tech CEOs were just dining with Trump hours earlier, you know it's going to be a weekend full of emoji-free group chats and existential dread.
Techies cancel vacation plans faster than a glitchy Zoom meeting after Trumpās surprise H-1B fee, turning Boeing 777s into frantic exits and luggage detours. Who knew visa panic could beat airport security?
Source: Businessinsider | Published: 9/21/2025 | Author: Pranav Dixit,Ashley Stewart,Hugh Langley,Ben Bergman,Charles Rollet
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