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  "id": 12931374,
  "title": "The skilled foreign tech workers' green card program under attack from Trump",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/08/the-skilled-foreign-tech-workers-green-card-program-under-attack-from",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-08T19:07:02.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Korea Times",
    "slug": "the-korea-times-koreatimes",
    "url": "https://www.koreatimes.co.kr/world/20261009/the-skilled-foreign-tech-workers-green-card-program-under-attack-from-trump"
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  "account": "On Thursday, the U.S. government announced it would suspend some of the world's largest tech and IT firms, including Microsoft, Cognizant, and Capgemini, from a crucial green card program. This program permits skilled foreign workers to obtain permanent residency through their employment. U.S. officials cited allegations of fraud as the reason for the suspension, claiming companies had been using the program to replace American workers with cheaper labor from abroad. This move marks the latest step in the Trump administration's crackdown on skilled foreign labor. The suspension targets a key employer-sponsorship mechanism called the Permanent Labor Certification (PERM), which is widely used by major technology companies and outsourcing firms. The PERM program, introduced in 2005, aimed to expedite the lengthy processing times experienced under the previous paper-based Alien Employment Certification program. Under PERM, the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) enables an employer to apply for a worker's permanent residency, provided the employer can prove the worker's specialty occupation requires at least a U.S. bachelor's degree level of education or its equivalent in experience. The U.S. government stated that it would no longer accept new PERM applications or process any pending ones for certain companies.",
  "summary": "The U.S. government said on Thursday it is suspending some of the world's biggest tech and IT firms including Microsoft, Cognizant and Capgemini from a key green card program that allows skilled foreign workers to gain permanent residency through their employment. Senior U.S. officials cited alleged fraud as the reason behind the move, saying companies have been using the program to replace…",
  "key_points": [
    "U.S. suspends green card program for top tech firms",
    "Allegations of fraud target Microsoft, Cognizant, Capgemini",
    "PERM program under scrutiny for replacing American workers"
  ],
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        "title": "The skilled foreign tech workers' green card program under attack from Trump",
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        "published": "2026-10-08T19:32:03.000Z"
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        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/08/trump-rules-out-new-iran-attack-before-us-midterm-elections",
        "published": "2026-10-08T21:30:23.000Z"
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        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/08/trump-rules-out-new-iran-attack-before-us-midterm-elections-12962738",
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        "title": "Trump rules out new Iran attack before US midterm elections",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/08/trump-rules-out-new-iran-attack-before-us-midterm-elections-12972328",
        "published": "2026-10-08T22:34:39.000Z"
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        "outlet": "CBS News",
        "title": "Trump says U.S. won't attack Iran before midterms",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/08/trump-says-u-s-wont-attack-iran-before-midterms",
        "published": "2026-10-08T23:03:16.000Z"
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
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