US bars Microsoft, Adobe, and major IT firms from green card program for skilled foreign workers
“Our message to Microsoft is: You’re a great American company, but you’ve got to hire great American workers,” U.S. Vice President JD Vance said in a news conference on Thursday, Reuters reported. The other firms being suspended from the program include Capgemini, Cognizant, HCL, Infosys, Tata, and Wipro. Secretary of Labor Keith Sonderling said the government would not accept any new or pending permanent labor certification applications involving these companies.
- ▪“Our message to Microsoft is: You’re a great American company, but you’ve got to hire great American workers,” U.S. Vice President JD Vance said in a news conference on Thursday, Reuters reported.
- ▪The other firms being suspended from the program include Capgemini, Cognizant, HCL, Infosys, Tata, and Wipro.
- ▪Secretary of Labor Keith Sonderling said the government would not accept any new or pending permanent labor certification applications involving these companies.
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In Brief Posted: 8:42 AM PDT · October 8, 2026 Image Credits:Zamek/VIEWpress / Getty Images Aisha Malik US bars Microsoft, Adobe, and major IT firms from green card program for skilled foreign workers The Trump administration is suspending Microsoft, Adobe, and several other technology companies from a program that helps skilled foreign workers obtain permanent residency in the United States, accusing the companies of fraud. “Our message to Microsoft is: You’re a great American company, but you’ve got to hire great American workers,” U.S. Vice President JD Vance said in a news conference on Thursday, Reuters reported. The other firms being suspended from the program include Capgemini, Cognizant, HCL, Infosys, Tata, and Wipro.
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