{
  "id": 8411221,
  "title": "Trump extends $100,000 H-1B visa fee order",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/19/trump-extends-100-000-h-1b-visa-fee-order",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-19T07:33:02.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Daily Times",
    "slug": "daily-times",
    "url": "https://dailytimes.com.pk/1555275/trump-extends-100000-h-1b-visa-fee-order/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "US President Donald Trump has extended an executive order that imposes a $100,000 fee on H-1B visas for another year, according to the White House. This move aims to increase the cost of hiring skilled foreign workers. The order, initially set to expire, will continue to be in effect.\n\nThe H-1B visa program allows US employers to hire skilled foreign workers, with the fee currently ranging from $2,000 to $5,000. However, according to the Daily Times, Trump had proposed raising the fee to $100,000, though this attempt has faced legal challenges. A court deemed the higher fee imposed by the Trump administration illegal and blocked the government from collecting it.\n\nEmployers sponsoring H-1B workers will also face closer scrutiny under the new executive order, particularly if they have recently laid off American workers or plan job cuts that could affect similarly situated US employees, as reported by the Hindustan Times. The order directs the Departments of Labor, Homeland Security, and State to consider an employer's recent or planned layoffs when processing H-1B labor condition applications, petitions, visas, and requests for entry into the US.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 2,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Hindustan Times - World News",
        "title": "If employers lay off Americans and choose H-1B workers what happens next? Trump’s new order puts US firms under scrutiny",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/19/if-employers-lay-off-americans-and-choose-h-1b-workers-what-happens",
        "published": "2026-09-19T06:52:11.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "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."
}