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  "id": 7423144,
  "title": "US judge blocks Trump's move to limit duration of stay for foreign students, journalists: report",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/14/us-judge-blocks-trumps-move-to-limit-duration-of-stay-for-foreign",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-14T23:42:02.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Korea Times",
    "slug": "the-korea-times",
    "url": "https://www.koreatimes.co.kr/world/20260915/us-judge-blocks-trumps-move-to-limit-duration-of-stay-for-foreign-students-journalists-report"
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  "account": "In a significant legal setback for the Trump administration, a U.S. federal judge in Boston has blocked the enforcement of a new rule aimed at limiting the duration of stay for foreign students, journalists, and other nonimmigrants in the United States. According to a Reuters report, U.S. District Judge F. Dennis Saylor issued the ruling on Monday, just a day before the administration was scheduled to implement the regulation. The Department of Homeland Security had introduced the rule in July, claiming it was necessary to curb what they termed as \"visa abuse\" by foreign nationals. The administration had planned to cap the stay of nonimmigrant students on F visas and exchange visitors on J visas at four years, while also restricting the initial stay period for most foreign journalists to 240 days. The judge's decision prevents the rule from taking effect, affecting over 13,000 Koreans who were currently in the U.S. under visa programs subject to this restriction.",
  "summary": "WASHINGTON — A U.S. federal judge on Monday blocked U.S. President Donald Trump's administration from enforcing a new rule restricting how long foreign students, journalists and other nonimmigrants can stay in the United States without a visa extension, according to a report. U.S. District Judge F. Dennis Saylor in Boston issued the ruling, Reuters reported, a day before the Trump administration…",
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        "outlet": "The Korea Times",
        "title": "US judge blocks Trump's move to limit duration of stay for foreign students, journalists: report",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/14/us-judge-blocks-trumps-move-to-limit-duration-of-stay-for-foreign-7425316",
        "published": "2026-09-14T23:52:03.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "New Straits Times",
        "title": "US judge postpones new visa rules for foreign students, journalists",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/15/us-judge-postpones-new-visa-rules-for-foreign-students-journalists",
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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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