{
  "id": 13124119,
  "title": "Microsoft and Adobe hit with green-card suspensions as Vance accuses tech firms of sidelining American workers",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/09/microsoft-and-adobe-hit-with-green-card-suspensions-as-vance-accuses",
  "topic": "business",
  "section": "Business",
  "published": "2026-10-09T13:38:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "TechSpot",
    "slug": "techspot",
    "url": "https://www.techspot.com/news/114154-microsoft-adobe-hit-green-card-suspensions-vance-accuses.html"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Vice President JD Vance has announced suspensions for Microsoft and Adobe from the federal PERM program, which is used to sponsor foreign workers for green cards. The administration claims that these tech giants have been abusing the system while simultaneously cutting American jobs. Adobe, among other companies, is also affected by this suspension. The PERM program is a crucial step in obtaining employment-based green cards, requiring employers to prove that qualified, willing US workers are unavailable for a position. While the suspension stops new applications and processing of pending ones, it does not shut down the H-1B program or cancel existing workers' visas. Microsoft has defended its actions, stating that most of its visa applications were for existing employees, not new hires. However, the vice president criticized Microsoft for laying off 6,000 American workers while receiving 6,300 H-1B approvals and almost 3,000 green cards.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "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."
}