So, all of these Indians going home for a short vacay, were told by their employers 'NOT TO LEAVE THE U.S.' and so they got off the plane in SFO and didn't depart.
But, according to Grok, these existing workers don't have to worry. It said:
H-1B is a US visa for skilled workers, like Indian tech pros. Trump just announced a $100K annual fee for new H-1B visas (not existing ones or renewals). This sparked panic—some Indians on a flight home from SFO got calls from bosses, feared they couldn't return without paying, so they left the plane, delaying it 3 hours. Video shows chaotic cabin with captain allowing offloads. Official clarification: no rush back if you already have it.
My question is this: Shouldn't the companies using H-1B visa holders who are ALREADY IN THE U.S. have to pay the fee also?
An ex post facto law[1] is a law that retroactively changes the legal consequences or status of actions that were committed, or relationships that existed, before the enactment of the law. In criminal law, it may criminalize actions that were legal when committed; it may aggravate a crime by bringing it into a more severe category than it was in when it was committed; it may change the punishment prescribed for a crime, as by adding new penalties or extending sentences; it may extend the statute of limitations; or it may alter the rules of evidence in order to make conviction for a crime likelier than it would have been when the deed was committed.
So, all of these Indians going home for a short vacay, were told by their employers 'NOT TO LEAVE THE U.S.' and so they got off the plane in SFO and didn't depart.
But, according to Grok, these existing workers don't have to worry. It said:
My question is this: Shouldn't the companies using H-1B visa holders who are ALREADY IN THE U.S. have to pay the fee also?
Bottom line, new systems have to be phased in.
An ex post facto law[1] is a law that retroactively changes the legal consequences or status of actions that were committed, or relationships that existed, before the enactment of the law. In criminal law, it may criminalize actions that were legal when committed; it may aggravate a crime by bringing it into a more severe category than it was in when it was committed; it may change the punishment prescribed for a crime, as by adding new penalties or extending sentences; it may extend the statute of limitations; or it may alter the rules of evidence in order to make conviction for a crime likelier than it would have been when the deed was committed.
I wonder if part of the phasing in will eventually include assessing the fee for returning H-1B holders.
Great answer.