US bars Microsoft, Adobe from green-card program over fraud claims

AI-generated briefing · First published 2026-10-09 13:20:37 UTC

The Trump administration suspends Microsoft, Adobe and six IT firms from the PERM program, citing fraud and protecting US workers.

The Trump administration suspended Microsoft, Adobe and six IT firms from the Permanent Labor Certification program, barring new or pending green-card applications, citing fraud and protecting American workers, officials said Thursday. [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7]

Vice President JD Vance accused Microsoft of laying off 6,000 US workers while obtaining 6,300 H-1B visas and nearly 3,000 green cards; Labor Secretary Keith Sonderling said the firms had sought nearly 3 million foreign workers since 2009. [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7]

The Department of Labor also launched fraud probes into J-1 visas at nine universities, including Harvard, Yale, Stanford and MIT. [1] [2] [4] [7]

Sources

1. US bars Microsoft, Adobe, and major IT firms from green card program for skilled foreign workers

   TechCrunch · 2026-10-08 15:42:26 UTC · Full text

2. US suspends Microsoft and Adobe from visa programme amid fraud claims

   Al Jazeera · 2026-10-08 17:25:02 UTC · Full text

3. 美国在外籍工人打击行动中暂停微软、Adobe参与绿卡劳工计划

   Sina Finance · 2026-10-08 19:17:54 UTC · Full text

4. 美国因涉嫌欺诈冻结微软、Adobe、Infosys绿卡申请

   Sina Finance · 2026-10-08 19:21:14 UTC · Full text

5. White House blocks Microsoft from foreign worker hiring program

   BBC Business · 2026-10-08 19:57:04 UTC · Full text

6. US suspends Microsoft, Adobe from filing for green cards

   DW English · 2026-10-08 20:04:00 UTC · Full text

7. Trump administration targets Microsoft in new immigration crackdown

   Ars Technica · 2026-10-09 13:14:33 UTC · Excerpt

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