In a new Forbes article, Dan Berger discusses reports that the Trump administration is considering a $100,000 fee for Optional Practical Training (OPT), which allows international students to gain professional experience in the United States after graduation. Berger questions the proposal’s legality and warns that even the possibility of such a fee creates damaging uncertainty for international students, universities, and employers—particularly alongside recent changes affecting student status and the H-1B visa program.
