A federal court Tuesday handed President Donald Trump a victory over processing fees that employers are required to pay for H-1B visa petition fees. 

Trump enacted a proclamation in September that added a $100,000 payment requirement before processing employers’ petitions for new H-1B visas. 

The U.S. Chamber of Commerce and the Association of American Universities filed a lawsuit in the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia against the Department of Homeland Security. The plaintiffs argued the president had exceeded his authority with the proclamation. 

The court ruled Wednesday that Congress had granted the president broad authority to regulate entry into the U.S. for immigrants and non-immigrants alike. Therefore, the proclamation had not broken any laws, and the plaintiffs’ petition for summary judgment was denied.