{
  "id": 13209649,
  "title": "US Suspends Microsoft, Adobe and Six IT Firms from Green-Card Process",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/09/us-suspends-microsoft-adobe-and-six-it-firms-from-green-card-process",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-09T20:55:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Colombia One",
    "slug": "colombia-one",
    "url": "https://colombiaone.com/2026/10/09/trump-suspends-microsoft-adobe-perm-program/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "On October 8, 2026, Vice President JD Vance suspended eight technology companies from the federal PERM green-card process, accusing them of abusing immigration programs meant to protect American workers. The Trump administration's decision came hours before President Donald Trump honored Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella with the National Medal of Technology and Innovation. The suspensions target PERM, a labor certification process crucial to many employer-sponsored green card cases. Labor Secretary Keith Sonderling announced that the Department of Labor would not accept new applications from the affected companies nor process pending ones. The six IT services firms suspended were Microsoft, Adobe, Cognizant, Infosys, Tata Consultancy Services, Wipro, HCL Technologies, and Capgemini. Microsoft and Adobe faced multiple federal investigations, while Cognizant had already been suspended in September. PERM requires employers to demonstrate that American workers cannot fill positions and that hiring foreign employees won't harm wages or working conditions of similarly employed Americans. The suspension prevents affected companies from advancing in the green card process, but it does not cancel existing visas or revoke authorization to work. Microsoft disputed the allegations, stating that most of its H-1B applications involved extensions or changes in status for existing employees and that the new-employee filings were equivalent to about 1% of its U.S. workforce. Vance accused Microsoft of laying off 6,000 U.S. workers in 2025 while benefiting from nearly 3,000 green cards and 6,300 H-1B visa approvals, alleging that nearly 1,000 PERM applications were for positions previously held by laid-off American workers. The administration's decision marks a significant step in its scrutiny of corporate hiring practices and temporary visa programs.",
  "summary": "The Trump administration suspended Microsoft, Adobe and six other technology companies from a federal labor-certification program used to sponsor foreign workers for permanent residency on Oct. 8, accusing the firms of abusing immigration rules intended to protect American workers. The announcement came hours before President Donald Trump awarded Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella the National Medal […]",
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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."
}