The surprise order from the Trump administration imposing a new $100,000 fee on some visas set off a day of frantic travel as workers, companies and foreign governments scrambled to respond to Washington’s latest immigration crackdown.

By the time the White House clarified that existing holders of the H-1B visas for skilled workers were not affected, the chaos had already been sewn: U.S. allies expressed concern and their nationals abandoned holidays, business trips and plans to see family as they raced back to America before the new rules took effect Sunday.

President Donald Trump signed the proclamation Friday requiring companies to pay the fee to obtain the visas, which major tech companies rely on to fill high-skilled jobs.

The order offered little clarity, however, on whether the s

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