{
  "id": 12895780,
  "title": "U.S. suspends Microsoft, Adobe and other major IT firms from PERM green card programme",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/08/u-s-suspends-microsoft-adobe-and-other-major-it-firms-from-perm-green",
  "topic": "business",
  "section": "Business",
  "published": "2026-10-08T15:38:45.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Hindu - Sci-Tech",
    "slug": "the-hindu-sci-tech",
    "url": "https://www.thehindu.com/news/international/ussuspends-microsoft-adobe-and-major-it-firms-from-perm-green-card-programme/article71560826.ece"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "The U.S. government has temporarily halted Microsoft, Adobe, and numerous major IT companies from participating in the PERM green card program, according to senior officials. The suspension follows allegations of fraud and an initiative to encourage companies to employ more Americans. A senior administration official stated, \"Our message to Microsoft is: You’re a great American company, but you’ve got to hire great American workers.\" The Department of Labour's Keith Sonderling further clarified, \"We will not accept any new or process any pending permanent labour certification applications involving these companies.\"\n\nThe PERM program requires employers to prove that no qualified, willing, or available U.S. workers can fill a position before seeking permanent residency for foreign workers. In addition to the IT firms, nine universities, including prestigious institutions like Harvard, Yale, and Stanford, are under investigation for allegedly hiring international students to drive down American wages. Labour Inspector General Anthony D’Esposito announced that subpoenas have been issued to investigate potential misuse of funds and visa abuse that compromise federally funded research. He emphasized that such actions are not in line with the goals of academic excellence and integrity.",
  "summary": "Secretary of Labour Keith Sonderling added that some of the largest IT firms in the world would also be suspended from that programme, including Cognizant, Infosys, Tata, Wipro, HCL and Capgemini",
  "key_points": [
    "U.S. suspends Microsoft, Adobe from PERM green card program",
    "Companies accused of hiring foreign workers to drive down wages",
    "Universities investigated for hiring international students"
  ],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 2,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Quartz",
        "title": "Trump administration bars Microsoft from green card program, citing H-1B visa abuse",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/08/trump-administration-bars-microsoft-from-green-card-program-citing-h",
        "published": "2026-10-08T20:21:31.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}