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  "id": 11082921,
  "title": "Second judge blocks Trump's $100,000 fee for new H-1B worker visas",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/01/second-judge-blocks-trumps-100-000-fee-for-new-h-1b-worker-visas-11082921",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-01T02:12:03.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Korea Times",
    "slug": "the-korea-times",
    "url": "https://www.koreatimes.co.kr/world/20261001/second-judge-blocks-trumps-100000-fee-for-new-h-1b-worker-visas"
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  "account": "On Wednesday, a federal judge in Oakland, California, blocked an unprecedented $100,000 fee imposed by President Donald Trump on new H-1B visas for highly skilled foreign workers. The judge, Haywood Gilliam, ruled that US Citizenship and Immigration Services and the State Department did not follow proper rule-making procedures before implementing the fee. Gilliam, appointed by former President Barack Obama, granted a request by a coalition of unions, employers, and nonprofits to halt the agencies from enforcing the fee while their lawsuit against it progresses. The fee was previously blocked in June by a federal judge in Boston in a separate case brought by 20 states. However, an appeals court in Boston declined to pause that decision in July. The Department of Homeland Security has since moved to adopt a permanent fee of approximately $103,000, which, once finalized, will likely face legal challenges. These ongoing lawsuits have centered on the president's authority.",
  "summary": "A second federal judge on Wednesday blocked an unprecedented $100,000 fee that US President Donald Trump has imposed on new H-1B visas for highly skilled foreign workers. US District Judge Haywood Gilliam in Oakland, California, ruled that US Citizenship and Immigration Services and the State Department failed to follow necessary rule-making processes before implementing Trump's fee. Gilliam,…",
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        "title": "Second judge blocks Trump’s $100,000 fee for new H-1B worker visas",
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        "outlet": "The Korea Times",
        "title": "Second judge blocks Trump's $100,000 fee for new H-1B worker visas",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/01/second-judge-blocks-trumps-100-000-fee-for-new-h-1b-worker-visas-11086284",
        "published": "2026-10-01T02:32:03.000Z"
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