New Delhi, Oct. 7 -- Three of the seven lawyers who filed a case challenging US President Donald Trump's executive order to raise H-1B visa fees to $100,000 last month questioned his authority to increase monetary requirements for such permits, suggesting that they would fight this case to the end.

"Our lawsuit asks the court to block the Executive Order from taking effect because it exceeds the authority granted to the President and would cause significant harm. Our legal system is designed to prevent exactly that kind of overreach," said Kalpana V. Peddibhotla, executive director of the South Asian American Justice Collaborative (SAAJCO), a San Jose-based non-profit legal organisation, in an emailed response to Mint.

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