{
  "id": 6386398,
  "title": "US Suspends Cognizant’s Green Card Filings Amid Visa Fraud Probe; Indian IT Firms Face Closer Scrutiny",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/09/us-suspends-cognizants-green-card-filings-amid-visa-fraud-probe",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-09T05:40:58.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Free Press Journal",
    "slug": "free-press-journal",
    "url": "https://www.freepressjournal.in/business/us-suspends-cognizants-green-card-filings-amid-visa-fraud-probe-indian-it-firms-face-closer-scrutiny"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "The US Department of Labor has suspended Cognizant's permanent labour certification (PERM) filings as part of an investigation into alleged fraud involving employment-based visa programmes. This action marks Cognizant as one of several companies under scrutiny in a nationwide probe launched in July. The Department of Labor Inspector General warned that the administration will take a tough stance against practices that could disadvantage American workers, emphasizing that threats to American workers will not be tolerated. The suspension affects Cognizant's ability to submit fresh PERM applications until the investigation is completed.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 2,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Times of India",
        "title": "US suspends Cognizant’s green-card filings amid visa fraud probe",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/09/us-suspends-cognizants-green-card-filings-amid-visa-fraud-probe-6439141",
        "published": "2026-09-09T15:53:56.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "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."
}