Vance says Microsoft is being suspended from program to apply for green cards for H-1B visa workers
- On Thursday, Oct 8, 2026, President Donald Trump's administration suspended Microsoft from the H-1B green-card program, alleging fraud. Vice President Vance announced the decision at a White House news conference.
- Vice President Vance justified the suspension by claiming Microsoft replaces every laid-off worker with one and a half "foreign indentured servants," reflecting long-standing Trump supporter arguments that the H-1B program "undercuts American workers."
- Vance also alleged nine universities engaged in J-1 visa fraud, using the exchange program disproportionately. Microsoft, based in Redmond, Washington, did not immediately respond to requests for comment.
- On Wednesday, the Department of Homeland Security proposed a $70,000 fee for international students using the Optional Practical Training program, requiring schools to pay for each participating student.
- Technology companies are the H-1B program's largest users, with nearly three-quarters of approvals going to workers from India. The Trump administration continues targeting these programs, arguing they undercut American workers.
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U.S. suspends Microsoft, Adobe and other major IT firms from PERM green card programme
Secretary of Labour Keith Sonderling added that some of the largest IT firms in the world would also be suspended from that programme, including Cognizant, Infosys, Tata, Wipro, HCL and Capgemini
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"If you do the math, for every worker that Microsoft laid off, they replaced that worker with one and a half foreign indentured servants," Vance said.
Vance accuses Microsoft of fraud amid clampdown on visa abuse
Vice President JD Vance on Thursday announced the Trump administrative is stopping Microsoft’s ability to transfer employees on temporary H-1B foreign worker visas onto a pathway toward a more permanent green card through PERM, or the Program Electronic Review Management) labor certification. “Microsoft laid off last year 6,000 American workers,” Vance told reporters. “At the same time, the company benefited from 6,300 H-1B visas and almost 3,00…
US suspends Infosys, TCS, Wipro, HCL, other IT firms from Green Card programme
The US Labour Department suspended major IT firms, including Infosys, TCS, Wipro and HCL, from a programme used by employers to sponsor foreign workers for permanent residency, alleging system abuse. Microsoft and Adobe were also suspended amid federal investigations, while nine universities face probes over alleged wage undercutting.
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