{
  "id": 3513745,
  "title": "US halts immigrant visa applications for global 'in-depth' training course",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/26/us-halts-immigrant-visa-applications-for-global-in-depth-training",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-26T12:57:08.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Hill",
    "slug": "the-hill",
    "url": "https://thehill.com/policy/international/6051315-immigrant-visas-pause-donald-trump/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "The Trump administration has paused immigrant visa appointments worldwide to carry out “in-depth training” for consular officers to screen out foreign applicants at risk of taking advantage of U.S. public assistance. The guidance from the State Department comes after a federal judge last week vacated President Trump's policy suspending visa processing from 75 countries whose...",
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  "coverage": {
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  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "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."
}