Weeks after United States President Donald Trump signed a proclamation imposing a $100,000 fee on each new H-1B visa for skilled foreign workers, a coalition of unions, educators, religious groups and other organisations has filed the first major lawsuit against the move, calling it "arbitrary and capricious," The New York Times reported.

The lawsuit, filed on Friday (local time) in the Northern District of California, is the first major lawsuit filed against the new visa fee rules, according to The New York Times. The plaintiffs argued that the administration`s move was unlawful because the US president has no authority to impose taxes or revenue-generating measures without congressional approval.