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FollowThe president allowed the ban to lapse this week.Corinne ReichertSenior WriterCorinne Reichert (she/her) grew up in Sydney, Australia and moved to California in 2019. She holds degrees in law and communications, and currently oversees the CNET breaking news desk for the West Coast. Corinne covers everything from phones, social media and security to movies, politics, 5G and pop culture. In her spare time, she watches soccer games, F1 races and Disney movies.Carrie MihalcikSenior Editor / NewsCarrie Mihalcik has lived on both coasts and can definitively say that Chesapeake Bay blue crabs are the best. She's been reporting and editing for more than a decade, including at the National Journal in Washington, DC, and CurrentTV in San Francisco. She's currently a Senior Editor at CNET focused on breaking news.2 min readThe last year , with President Joe Biden allowing the rules to come to an end.&nbsp;In an update on Thursday, the US Department of State said visa applicants who were previously refused due to Trump's freeze may reapply by submitting a new application. Visa applicants who have not yet been interviewed will have their applications prioritized and processed under the State Department's .&nbsp;The Trump administration in June 2020 through an an executive order linked to the pandemic. In October, Trump then placed for highly skilled foreign workers -- rules that were in December who said the administration failed to show "good cause" for issuing the rules on an emergency basis.&nbsp;The Trump administration had argued that the new rules, which fell under the departments of Labor and Homeland Security, needed to be issued rapidly because of unemployment caused by COVID-19. The&nbsp;, which went into effect in October, raised the minimum salaries employers were required to pay H-1B workers. The Homeland Security rule, which was set to take effect in December, would have required foreign workers to have a degree in the "specialty occupation" they apply for -- as opposed to any college degree.The tech industry relies heavily on H-1B visas, with around three-quarters of each year's 85,000 allotted H-1B visas going to people who work in tech.The White House didn't respond to a request for comment.Get the CNET Daily News newsletterSpice up your small talk with the latest tech news, products and reviews. Delivered on weekdays.

FollowThe president allowed the ban to lapse this week.Corinne ReichertSenior WriterCorinne Reichert (she/her) grew up in Sydney, Australia and moved to California in 2019. She holds degrees in law and communications, and currently oversees the CNET breaking news desk for the West Coast. Corinne covers everything from phones, social media and security to movies, politics, 5G and pop culture. In her spare time, she watches soccer games, F1 races and Disney movies.Carrie MihalcikSenior Editor / NewsCarrie Mihalcik has lived on both coasts and can definitively say that Chesapeake Bay blue...

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