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  "title": "Microsoft suspended from applying for green cards for H-1B workers, JD Vance says",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/08/microsoft-suspended-from-applying-for-green-cards-for-h-1b-workers-jd",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-08T16:40:30.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Guardian US",
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    "url": "https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2026/oct/08/jd-vance-microsoft-visa-workers-green-card-suspension"
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  "summary": "Vice-president also says Adobe is barred from visa program that allows high-skilled workers to apply for US residency Microsoft is suspended from applying for permanent residency for workers employed through a US visa program for high-skilled workers, JD Vance announced on Thursday. The US vice-president accused the tech company of abusing the H-1B system, which allows those on the visa to work…",
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        "outlet": "Techmeme",
        "title": "The US suspends Microsoft, Adobe, Cognizant, Infosys, and others from a program that lets skilled foreign workers gain permanent residency, citing alleged fraud (Dan Rosenzweig-Ziff/Reuters)",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/08/the-us-suspends-microsoft-adobe-cognizant-infosys-and-others-from-a",
        "published": "2026-10-08T14:55:01.000Z"
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        "outlet": "The Indian Express",
        "title": "Microsoft, Infosys, Tata, Wipro, Cognizant, HCL and Capgemini hit by US H-1B, green card crackdown",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/08/microsoft-infosys-tata-wipro-cognizant-hcl-and-capgemini-hit-by-us-h",
        "published": "2026-10-08T15:21:47.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "Dawn",
        "title": "US suspends Microsoft, major IT firms from key green card programme",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/08/us-suspends-microsoft-major-it-firms-from-key-green-card-programme",
        "published": "2026-10-08T15:45:25.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "South China Morning Post",
        "title": "US suspends Microsoft, major IT firms from green card programme",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/08/us-suspends-microsoft-major-it-firms-from-green-card-programme",
        "published": "2026-10-08T15:50:26.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "The Korea Times",
        "title": "US freezes green card applications from Microsoft, major IT firms over alleged fraud",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/08/us-freezes-green-card-applications-from-microsoft-major-it-firms-over",
        "published": "2026-10-08T18:52:03.000Z"
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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."
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