Explainer-The Tech Green-Card Program Under Attack From Trump
Labor Secretary Keith Sonderling said the department will stop accepting new PERM applications from eight companies and will not process pending cases.
- On Thursday, Vice President JD Vance announced the U.S. government suspended Microsoft and seven other technology companies from the Permanent Labor Certification Program , citing visa fraud allegations.
- Vance alleged the companies misused the system, claiming Microsoft laid off 6,000 American workers last year while receiving approval for over 6,000 H-1B visas.
- Microsoft rejected the claims, telling TechCrunch that most employees are Americans and 80% of its H-1B applications were for existing staff; the suspension also affects Adobe, Capgemini, Cognizant, HCL, Infosys, Tata, and Wipro.
- Labor Secretary Keith Sonderling stated his department will stop accepting new PERM applications from the eight companies, though existing H-1B visas remain valid.
- Beyond private employers, Vance announced investigations into nine universities, including Harvard, Yale, and Stanford, for allegedly misusing programs that bring foreign students to the U.S.
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Trump Administration Suspends Permanent Labor Certification Program Applications For Microsoft And Other Tech Companies Accused Of Displacing American Workers
The Trump administration is suspending the process of new and pending Permanent Labor Certification Program (PERM) applications from Microsoft and seven other technology companies, claiming they are displacing American workers and abusing the system.
PERM Suspended, H-1B Not Ended
The Trump administration did not kill the H-1B visa program on October 8. It did, however, cut eight major technology and outsourcing companies off from a key federal green-card pipeline while the administration continues a broader campaign to reduce alleged abuse of foreign-worker programs. Labor Secretary Keith Sonderling announced the action at a White House […]
US certification freeze complicates hiring plans at Microsoft and Adobe
A US freeze on employment-based labor certifications involving Microsoft, Adobe and six technology services companies creates an immediate planning problem before the government’s allegations have been resolved. The announcement interrupts a process employers use in pursuing permanent residency for foreign workers. Vice President JD Vance announced the action on Thursday alongside allegations that companies had abused immigration programs and di…
Vance suspends Microsoft from a green card program to crack down on alleged fraud - Regional Media News
Vice President JD Vance on Thursday announced the suspension of tech giants, Microsoft and Adobe, from a green card program - effectively blocking the companies from sponsoring H-1B visa workers for permanent residency green cards. The suspension is from the PERM program - a certification [...]
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