Virginia Attorney General Jay Jones joined 22 attorneys general in a comment letter opposing a proposed USCIS rule that would impose a $103,265 tax on certain H-1B petitions. The coalition urged USCIS to withdraw the proposal, arguing it exceeds the agency’s authority, harms state staffing, and violates rulemaking requirements.
This is not a privacy enforcement action, but employers should review vendor and customer agreements covering recruiting, staffing, and H-1B sponsorship. Check clauses allocating immigration petition costs and government fees, reimbursement or pass-through charges, responsibility for filings by staffing subcontractors, and change-in-law mechanisms in case the proposed fee or related requirements change. Employee offer and immigration-support documents should also clearly state which party is responsible for sponsorship and associated costs.
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U.S. Department of Homeland Security’s Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS)
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Other"U.S. Department of Homeland Security’s Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS)"
"Published on:** September 25, 2026"
"would impose a tax of $103,265 on non-cap-exempt employers"
"under the Immigration and Nationality Act"
"violates the Administrative Procedure Act"
"The proposed rule exceeds USCIS’s legal authority under the Immigration and Nationality Act."
A multistate coalition led in part by Virginia obtained a court ruling blocking the federal government from conditioning public safety grants on states’ acceptance of immigration-enforcement demands. The court declared the conditions unlawful and permanently enjoined their implementation or enforcement; the release reports no monetary penalty.
Virginia Attorney General Jay Jones joined a bipartisan coalition of 45 attorneys general urging Congress to pass the Senate version of the Kids Online Safety Act. This is a legislative advocacy announcement, not an enforcement action; it references a separate $17 billion multistate settlement with Meta but does not provide its settlement date or impose a penalty in this announcement.
Virginia Attorney General Jay Jones joined a multistate coalition submitting a comment letter opposing proposed changes to the 2030 Census. The release describes a policy challenge, not a privacy enforcement action, and reports no fine or enforcement remedy.
Virginia’s Attorney General joined a multistate lawsuit challenging a federal Medicaid rule that made it harder for medically vulnerable people to qualify for exemptions from work requirements. The court found the definition of medical frailty unlawful, vacated that language, and issued a permanent injunction; the release does not state the court decision’s date, so the release date is used as a proxy.
$220.0M
General Motors agreed to a $220 million settlement with a coalition of 36 attorneys general over allegations that it sold consumers’ driver behavior and location data to third parties, including data brokers that resold it to insurers. The settlement reportedly requires consumer consent before collecting or disclosing driving and location data, and Virginia is to receive about $6.5 million.
Virginia joined a multistate lawsuit challenging a FinCEN rule that exempts nearly all businesses from beneficial-ownership reporting and the agency’s plan to delete ownership information already collected. The states allege violations of the Corporate Transparency Act and Administrative Procedure Act and seek to have the rule set aside and the ownership database maintained; no court outcome or monetary penalty is reported.