GoKawiilUS suspends Microsoft, Adobe and five other firms from PERM green-card program
Vice President JD Vance announced that the Labor Department has suspended Microsoft, Adobe, Cognizant, Infosys, Tata Consultancy Services, Wipro, HCL Technologies and Capgemini from the PERM program, which sponsors foreign workers for employment-based green cards. Labor Secretary Keith Sonderling said the agency will stop accepting new PERM applications and halt processing pending ones from these companies, though H-1B visas and existing visa holders are unaffected. Vance accused Microsoft of laying off 6,000 American workers last year while securing thousands of H-1B approvals and green cards, while Microsoft said most of its H-1B filings were for existing employees, not new hires.
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The move signals the administration is willing to use administrative levers against specific named companies over immigration and labor practices, which could set a precedent for broader scrutiny of tech firms' visa use. Microsoft's rebuttal suggests a dispute over how to interpret visa data—existing employee renewals versus new hires—that could shape future policy debates and legal challenges. The suspension does not end H-1B hiring, so its practical effect may be limited mainly to blocking a path to permanent residency rather than current employment.
- Microsoft, Adobe and five IT outsourcing firms lost access to the PERM green-card program.
- Vance tied the suspension to Microsoft's layoffs alongside H-1B and green-card approvals.
- Microsoft says 80% of its recent H-1B filings were for existing employees, not new hires.
Source: techspot.com — Rob Thubron, 2026-10-09
Published there as: “Microsoft and Adobe hit with green-card suspensions as Vance accuses tech firms of sidelining American workers”
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