US suspends Microsoft, major IT firms from green card programme

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South China Morning Post · collected 2026-10-08 · by Reuters

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US Vice President J.D. Vance announced that the government has suspended Microsoft along with other major IT firms such as Adobe, Cognizant, Infosys, Tata, Wipro, HCL, and Capgemini from a green card program aimed at skilled foreign workers. The suspension is due to alleged fraud involving inadequate job advertising efforts by these companies to prove a lack of American candidates for positions before hiring foreign workers. Vance emphasized the need for these firms to prioritize hiring American employees.
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Story summary

On October 8, the US government suspended Microsoft, Adobe, and several large IT firms from the Permanent Labour Certificate (PERM) program, which allows skilled foreign workers to gain permanent residency in the United States. The affected companies include Cognizant, Infosys, Tata, Wipro, HCL, and Capgemini. US Vice President J.D. Vance cited alleged fraud and a need to hire more American workers as reasons for the suspension, emphasizing that these firms must prioritize hiring US citizens despite being great American companies. The government requires companies to demonstrate that they have advertised positions in the US but failed to attract suitable American candidates before applying for foreign worker permits, alleging misuse of this process by major corporations.

Written for “US Visa Program Suspension Tech Firms” on 2026-10-08, grounded in this article and the 3 other(s) covering the same event.
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🔮 US suspends Microsoft, major IT firms from green card programme IT firms including Adobe, Cognizant, Infosys, Tata, Wipro, HCL and Capgemini will also be suspended from the programme, officials say The US government is suspending Microsoft, Adobe and several large IT firms from a programme that allows skilled foreign workers to gain permanent residency, senior US officials have announced, citing alleged fraud, and as part of an effort to push companies to hire more Americans.
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Adobe American Cognizant Infosys Microsoft

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American NORP · 4× Microsoft ORG · 3× Adobe ORG · 2× Vance PERSON · 2× Capgemini ORG · 1× Cognizant ORG · 1× HCL ORG · 1× Infosys ORG · 1× Tata ORG · 1× Wipro ORG · 1×

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US suspends Microsoft, major IT firms from green card programme IT firms including Adobe, Cognizant, Infosys, Tata, Wipro, HCL and Capgemini will also be suspended from the programme, officials say The US government is suspending Microsoft, Adobe and several large IT firms from a programme that allows skilled foreign workers to gain permanent residency, senior US officials have announced, citing alleged fraud, and as part of an effort to push companies to hire more Americans.
framing: assertive · carried by 1 article(s) · first seen 2026-10-08
🔮 US suspends Microsoft, major IT firms from green card programme IT firms including Adobe, Cognizant, Infosys, Tata, Wipro, HCL and Capgemini will also be suspended from the programme, officials say The US government is suspending Microsoft, Adobe and several large IT firms from a programme that allows skilled foreign workers to gain permanent residency, senior US officials have announced, citing alleged fraud, and as part of an effort to push companies to hire more Americans.
2026-10-08 · South China Morning Post
US suspends Microsoft, major IT firms from green card programme · assertive framing

Claims (6 extracted, 0 hedged)

US suspends Microsoft, major IT firms from green card programme IT firms including Adobe, Cognizant, Infosys, Tata, Wipro, HCL and Capgemini will also be suspended from the programme, officials say The US government is suspending Microsoft, Adobe and several large IT firms from a programme that allows skilled foreign workers to gain permanent residency, senior US officials have announced, citing alleged fraud, and as part of an effort to push companies to hire more Americans. asserted
officials → suspend → Americans
“Our message to Microsoft is: You’re a great American company, but you’ve got to hire great American workers,” US Vice-President J.D. Vance said on Thursday. asserted
Vance → ’re → Thursday
Vance said the programme required companies to advertise jobs in the US before applying to the Department of Labour to show they needed to give a foreign worker a green card because of a lack of American staff. asserted
they → say → staff
“They’ll put an advertisement in a small-town newspaper. asserted
They → put → newspaper
They’ll go out there and say that ‘We have advertised for a position with our company, and nobody is responding to it’. asserted
nobody → go → it
And they will use that lack of response to then go and replace American workers with what is effectively foreign indentured servants,” Vance said. asserted
Vance → use → workers
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