{
  "id": 12903805,
  "title": "Infosys, Wipro among 8 IT firms suspended from green card programme. Full list",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/08/infosys-wipro-among-8-it-firms-suspended-from-green-card-programme",
  "topic": "business",
  "section": "Business",
  "published": "2026-10-08T15:51:50.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Hindustan Times - World News",
    "slug": "hindustan-times-world-news",
    "url": "https://www.hindustantimes.com/world-news/us-news/infosys-wipro-among-8-it-firms-suspended-from-green-card-programme-full-list-101791473678449.html"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "The US government has suspended eight major IT companies from a green card programme for skilled foreign workers, according to senior US officials. The suspension comes after allegations of fraud and as part of a push to encourage companies to hire more American workers. The affected companies include Microsoft, Adobe, Cognizant, Infosys, Tata, Wipro, HCL, and Capgemini. US Vice President JD Vance emphasized that while Microsoft is a major American company, it must prioritize hiring American workers. Labor Secretary Keith Sonderling confirmed that both new and pending applications from these companies will be halted under the PERM programme. The PERM process requires companies to obtain certification from the US Department of Labor before filing petitions for employment-based green cards, ensuring that American workers are not available for the job. The suspension will impact the green card process for skilled foreign workers employed by these companies, as they cannot have new or pending permanent labour certification applications processed while the suspension is in effect.",
  "summary": "US suspends 8 major IT firms from the green card program over alleged fraud, halting new and pending PERM applications as officials push US hiring.",
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  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 3,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Gulf News",
        "title": "US suspends Tata, Infosys, Wipro from green card scheme",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/08/us-suspends-tata-infosys-wipro-from-green-card-scheme",
        "published": "2026-10-08T15:59:18.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "The Indian Express",
        "title": "Why US has suspended Indian IT firms Cognizant, TCS, Wipro, HCL from Green Card filings",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/08/why-us-has-suspended-indian-it-firms-cognizant-tcs-wipro-hcl-from",
        "published": "2026-10-08T16:01:10.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
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  "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."
}