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Sep 19, 2025 President Trump signed a proclamation imposing a $100,000 annual fee on H-1B visa applications Tier 1 · Primary Power and Authority
The proclamation used executive immigration power to raise barriers for skilled-worker visas, affecting labor access and testing legal limits on fee-setting.
Independently corroborated by1 independent news desk
Supporting reportingSurfacings — do not carry alone
Supporting reports
- Trump signs proclamation imposing annual $100,000 fee on H-1B visas — On September 19, 2025, Donald Trump signed a proclamation imposing an annual $100,000 fee on H-1B visa applications.
Verified: Tier 1 primary record
Week 35 – 2025-09-13–2025-09-19
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Sep 19, 2025 President Trump issued an order creating the Gold Card visa program Tier 1 · Primary Power and Authority
The order tied immigration access to large payments, shifting entry rules toward wealth-based executive selection.
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- Executive Order: The Gold Card — On September 19, 2025, President Donald Trump issued an executive order establishing the "Gold Card" visa program.
Verified: Tier 1 primary record
Week 35 – 2025-09-13–2025-09-19
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Sep 15, 2025 President Trump threatened a national emergency to take control of Washington DC policing for deportation enforcement Tier 1 · Primary Power and Authority
The threat used emergency logic to pressure local policing autonomy and widen federal control over immigration enforcement.
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- Trump threatens national emergency to force Washington DC police cooperation — On September 14, 2025, President Donald Trump threatened to declare a national emergency to take control of Washington DC's police department if the city did not comply with his plans for mass deportations of
- Trump Threatens National Emergency Over DC Law Enforcement — President Trump threatened to declare a national emergency and federalize law enforcement in Washington, DC, after Mayor Muriel Bowser stated the district's police would not cooperate with ICE operations.
Verified: Tier 1 primary record
Week 35 – 2025-09-13–2025-09-19
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Sep 15, 2025 Secretary of State Marco Rubio pledged to revoke visas for people who celebrated Charlie Kirk's killing Corroborated Power and Authority
The pledge tied immigration status to political expression, expanding executive punishment for speech by noncitizens.
Independently corroborated by4 independent news desks
ABC7 Chicago · BBC · The Hill · CNN
Supporting reportingSurfacings — do not carry alone
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- Secretary of State Rubio's Pledge to Revoke Visas for Kirk Critics — U.S.
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Verified: Corroborated — 2+ independent news desks
Week 35 – 2025-09-13–2025-09-19
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