Trump administration suspends Microsoft and seven other tech firms from green card sponsorship program

The administration has barred Microsoft and seven other tech companies from the PERM program employers use to sponsor foreign workers for permanent US residency.

• Vice President JD Vance announced the suspension, accusing companies of fraudulently using visas to displace American workers.
• Affected companies include Microsoft, Adobe, Cognizant, Infosys, TCS, Wipro, HCL Technologies and Capgemini.
• Vance said Microsoft laid off 6,000 US workers last year while securing 6,300 H-1B visas and nearly 3,000 green cards.
• Microsoft said 80 percent of its recent H-1B visa applications were to extend or change the status of existing employees.