Will DHS adopt a $100k OPT fee this year?

Kalshi·Politics

United States

As of 17:05 UTC on 27 Sep 2026, Kalshi prices “Will DHS adopt a $100k OPT fee this year?” at 25%. The market has no Kalshi-reported volume in the last 24 hours. pdata.world compares it with 21 related events on Manifold, Kalshi, Polymarket and Limitless.

If the U.S. Department of Homeland Security, including U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services and U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, announces the adoption of one or more nonrefundable charges totaling at least $100,000 per F-1 student, payable by the student or an employer, as a generally applicable condition for obtaining or maintaining post-completion Optional Practical Training employment authorization before Jan 1, 2027, then the market resolves to Yes.