Claims extracted
14
sentences that state something as happening or true
Uncertain
14%
2 of 14 hedged
("reportedly", "may", "according to")
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Publisher signals
60/100
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United States technology giant IBM has said it will stop sponsoring US foreign worker visas and green cards for most roles in its largest division.
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it → say → division
A company spokesperson told Reuters on Tuesday that its consultancy unit had opted to end sponsorship for most roles.
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unit → tell → roles
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The company said its participation in US high-skilled visa programmes had been declining for years, adding that the decision came “as skill availability and client needs have evolved”.
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availability → seek → years
IBM Consulting employs more than 150,000 of IBM’s 264,300-strong global workforce.
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Consulting → employ → workforce
IBM has become less reliant on so-called H-1B visas for highly skilled foreign workers in recent years.
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IBM → become → years
Only 1,611 H-1B petitions were approved for the company in fiscal year 2026, according to data from US Citizenship and Immigration Services.
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petitions → approve → Services
The announcement comes as the Trump administration has increased pressure on major companies to cut down on their highly skilled foreign workforce in the US.
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administration → come → US
US President Donald Trump has claimed the programme is often subject to fraud and takes work away from skilled Americans and gives it to immigrants.
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programme → claim → immigrants
Last year, the administration announced it would require a one-time $100,000 fee on new H-1B petitions.
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it → announce → petitions
The administration said in October it was suspending a number of tech companies from a programme that allows H-1B workers to apply for green cards, saying it was cracking down on fraud and ensuring American workers were not being laid off and replaced by foreigners.
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workers → say → foreigners
The suspended companies included Adobe and top H-1B employers Cognizant, Infosys, Tata Consultancy Services and Microsoft.
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companies → suspend → Adobe
The suspensions were announced within hours of Trump honouring Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella with the National Medal of Technology and Innovation.
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Trump → announce → Technology
India-born Nadella was one of six business leaders honoured by Trump.
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Nadella → bear → Trump
Five were foreign-born US citizens, including Tesla boss Elon Musk, who was born in South Africa, and Google co-founder Sergey Brin, who immigrated from Russia with his family as a child.
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who → bear → child
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