The Trump administration suspended Microsoft and Adobe, alongside several major IT outsourcing firms, from the Permanent Labor Certification Program (PERM)—a key federal program used to sponsor H-1B visa holders for permanent residency green cards.
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Key Details
The Action: Vice President JD Vance announced that Microsoft, Adobe, Cognizant, Infosys, Tata, Wipro, HCL, and Capgemini are barred from submitting new applications or processing pending filings through the PERM green card program.
The Reason Given: The administration accused Microsoft of system abuse, claiming the company laid off approximately 6,000 U.S. workers while concurrently obtaining thousands of H-1B visas and green cards. Officials alleged that foreign workers were being used to replace American workers.
Microsoft’s Response: Microsoft pushed back on the administration’s claims, stating that 80% of its recent H-1B filings were extensions or status updates for existing employees rather than new hires. The company maintained that its H-1B filings for new employees account for roughly 1% of its U.S. workforce and that foreign workers receive compensation comparable to U.S. counterparts.
Broader Crackdown: Alongside Microsoft, the administration opened investigations into nine universities regarding international student visa (J-1) practices
