Urban Pro Trade is now requiring a $1,500 “fund release processing fee”

This fee wasn’t mentioned at any point during registration,Is MT4 platform legal and now I’m being told it’s mandatory to complete the process. I’ve already gone through the verification steps and submitted all the required documents, but this new charge has appeared out of nowhere. They claim it’s necessary for “internal processing,” but they haven’t provided any formal documentation to back it up. This feels like they’re inventing reasons to keep my funds locked up. Has anyone else been asked to pay a “fund release processing fee”?