The Trump administration is suspending Microsoft from a green card program, accusing the company of fraud and using foreign workers to replace laid-off Americans. Vice President JD Vance criticized Microsoft for obtaining thousands of H-1B visas and green cards while laying off 6,000 workers, calling the practice an abuse of immigration programs designed for high-skilled labor shortages.
The U.S. Labor Department suspended eight technology companies—Microsoft, Adobe, Cognizant, Infosys, Tata Consultancy Services, Wipro, HCL, and Capgemini—from the federal green card sponsorship program due to H-1B visa fraud investigations and abuse. The companies collectively requested nearly three million foreign workers since 2009, with the administration arguing they displaced American jobs by laying off workers while sponsoring foreign replacements.
Vice President JD Vance announced the Trump administration is suspending Microsoft, Adobe, and major IT outsourcing firms from employment-based green card programs, accusing them of abusing H-1B and J-1 visas to replace American workers with foreign labor. The administration also launched investigations into alleged visa fraud at nine major universities including Harvard, Yale, and MIT.
The US government suspended Microsoft, Adobe, and major IT firms including Infosys, Wipro, and Cognizant from the PERM green card program, citing fraud and efforts to boost American hiring. Nine universities including Harvard, Yale, and Stanford face investigation for allegedly using international students to undercut American wages.