Sorry, is this legal? Like is the fee something that can be changed with an EO, or is it set by congress? The original Bloomberg article doesn't state: https:/

Sorry, is this legal? Like is the fee something that can be changed with an EO, or is it set by congress? The original Bloomberg article doesn't state: https://archive.is/tpuut https://archive.is/tpuut Some research (okay, okay, I used Claude) indicates that "In summary, while Congress provides the statutory authority and mandates certain specific fees, the specific amounts for most H1B fees are set through the regulatory process by DHS/USCIS based on cost recovery principles and activity-based costing analysis." Further, "The core authority comes from the Immigration and Nationality Act (INA) section 286(m), 8 U.S.C. 1356(m), which authorizes the Secretary of Homeland Security to set fees for adjudication services "at a level that will ensure recovery of the full costs of providing all such services". From the legislation ( https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/USCODE-2024-title8/pdf/USCODE-2024-title8-chap12-subchapII-partIX-sec1356.pdf https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/USCODE-2024-title8/pdf/U... ): That fees for providing adjudication and naturalization services may be set at a level that will ensure recovery of the full costs of providing all such services, includ- ing the costs of similar services provided with- out charge to asylum applicants or other immi- grants. Such fees may also be set at a level that will recover any additional costs associated with the administration of the fees collected.