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  "id": 12935367,
  "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-12935367",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-08T19:32:03.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Korea Times",
    "slug": "the-korea-times",
    "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": "The U.S. government announced on Thursday that it is suspending certain tech and IT companies, including Microsoft, Cognizant, and Capgemini, from a key green card program. This move is attributed to alleged fraud, as the companies allegedly used the program to replace American workers with cheaper foreign labor. The suspension targets the Permanent Labor Certification or PERM, a mechanism used by major technology firms and outsourcing companies to gain permanent residency for skilled foreign workers. The U.S. government stated that they would no longer accept new PERM applications or process any pending ones. PERM was introduced in 2005 to expedite the long processing times that were a result of the previous paper-based Alien Employment Certification program. Under this program, the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) allows employers to sponsor foreign workers for permanent residency directly.",
  "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…",
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        "outlet": "The Hill",
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        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/08/el-sayed-on-trump-calling-him-mohammed-in-latest-attack-he-knows-my",
        "published": "2026-10-08T20:29:39.000Z"
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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",
        "published": "2026-10-08T21:30:23.000Z"
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        "outlet": "Punch",
        "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-12962738",
        "published": "2026-10-08T22:00:10.000Z"
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        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/08/trump-rules-out-new-iran-attack-before-us-midterm-elections-12972328",
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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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