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The White House bars Microsoft from the PERM green-card sponsorship program, accusing it of using the process to replace U.S. workers with lower-cost foreign employees. Vice President JD Vance cites 6,000 U.S. job cuts, 6,200 H-1B visas and nearly 3,000 green cards over the past year, while Microsoft says most sponsored visa applications cover existing employees and its foreign workers receive pay equal to Americans doing comparable work. Adobe and six outsourcing firms are also suspended.

Oct 2026 · SiliconANGLENews article

The U.S. Department of Labor suspends Microsoft and Adobe from its Permanent Labor Certification program, citing multiple active federal investigations. Labor Secretary Keith Sonderling says the department will also stop accepting or processing new program applications from companies including Cognizant, Infosys, Capgemini, Tata, Wipro and HCL. Vice President JD Vance connects the action to Microsoft’s 2025 layoffs and claims the company replaced laid-off workers with H-1B visa holders.

Oct 2026 · CNBC TechNews article

The Trump administration suspended Microsoft from the Labor Department’s PERM program, accusing the company of abusing foreign-worker programs after layoffs and visa filings. Microsoft said 80% of its roughly 6,000 H-1B applications last fiscal year extended or changed the status of existing employees; the remainder covered new hires already legally in the U.S. and equaled about 1% of its U.S. workforce. The suspension halts new and pending PERM applications but does not bar H-1B visa applications.

Oct 2026 · GeekWireNews article

The US government suspends Microsoft, Adobe, Cognizant, Infosys, and other companies from a program that lets skilled foreign workers gain permanent residency, citing alleged fraud. Vice President JD Vance says on Thursday that the federal government is suspending Microsoft from the program.

Oct 2026 · ReutersNews article