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  "id": 3405272,
  "title": "Trump administration issues pause on visa appointments for applicants worldwide",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/26/trump-administration-issues-pause-on-visa-appointments-for-applicants-3405272",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-26T02:32:03.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Korea Times",
    "slug": "the-korea-times-koreatimes",
    "url": "https://www.koreatimes.co.kr/world/20260826/trump-administration-issues-pause-on-visa-appointments-for-applicants-worldwide"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "President Donald Trump's administration has temporarily halted visa appointments for applicants worldwide amid an ongoing immigration crackdown during the Republican leader's second term in the White House. A spokesperson for the U.S. State Department announced on Tuesday that the global initiative involves training at all U.S. embassies and consulates, with visa service appointments being adjusted accordingly. Trump's administration has implemented an aggressive deportation drive and immigration crackdown, targeting various grounds such as political opinions and protests against Israel's actions in Gaza. The crackdown, aimed at enhancing domestic security, has encountered legal challenges. A U.S. judge recently ruled against a policy suspending immigrant visa issuance to applicants from 75 countries, stating that the policy surpassed Secretary of State Marco Rubio's legal authority.",
  "summary": "WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump's administration has issued a pause on visa appointments for applicants around the world during an ongoing immigration crackdown by the U.S. government in the Republican leader's second term in the White House. A U.S. State Department spokesperson said on Tuesday that it launched a global training initiative at all U.S. embassies and consulates worldwide and…",
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      {
        "outlet": "Hindustan Times - World News",
        "title": "Trump administration plans another H-1B rule, and this one could change how the visa program works. Details here",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/26/trump-administration-plans-another-h-1b-rule-and-this-one-could",
        "published": "2026-08-26T01:23:03.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Jerusalem Post",
        "title": "Trump administration pauses US visa appointments worldwide amid sweeping immigration crackdown",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/26/trump-administration-pauses-us-visa-appointments-worldwide-amid",
        "published": "2026-08-26T01:58:16.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "Channel News Asia",
        "title": "Trump administration pauses visa appointments for applicants worldwide",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/26/trump-administration-pauses-visa-appointments-for-applicants-worldwide",
        "published": "2026-08-26T02:15:00.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "The Korea Times",
        "title": "Trump administration issues pause on visa appointments for applicants worldwide",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/26/trump-administration-issues-pause-on-visa-appointments-for-applicants",
        "published": "2026-08-26T02:27:02.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "The Indian Express",
        "title": "US visa appointments paused globally as Trump tightens immigration rules",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/26/us-visa-appointments-paused-globally-as-trump-tightens-immigration",
        "published": "2026-08-26T02:40:34.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "The Japan News by The Yomiuri Shimbun",
        "title": "Trump Administration Issues Pause on Visa Appointments for Applicants Worldwide",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/26/trump-administration-issues-pause-on-visa-appointments-for-applicants-3410576",
        "published": "2026-08-26T02:44:09.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Free Press Journal",
        "title": "US Pauses Visa Appointments Worldwide As Trump Administration Intensifies Immigration Screening",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/26/us-pauses-visa-appointments-worldwide-as-trump-administration",
        "published": "2026-08-26T03:42:06.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "The National UAE",
        "title": "Trump administration issues pause on visa appointments worldwide",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/26/trump-administration-issues-pause-on-visa-appointments-worldwide",
        "published": "2026-08-26T03:59:03.000Z"
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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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