The U.S. government has barred Microsoft, Adobe and several large IT services firms - including Capgemini, Cognizant, HCL, Infosys, Tata and Wipro - from a program that helps skilled foreign workers obtain permanent residency, accusing those companies of fraud. Vice President JD Vance framed the move as a push to prioritize American workers, and Labor Secretary Keith Sonderling said the administration will refuse any new or pending permanent labor certification applications tied to the named firms. The suspension effectively freezes these employers’ ability to advance green-card processing for affected employees while federal authorities probe alleged misuse of the program.
The action targets H-1B and related pathways widely used by tech employers; historically a large share of approved visas have gone to applicants from India. Microsoft pushed back with data it says shows most of its recent H-1B filings - about 6,000 last fiscal year - were extensions or status changes for existing employees (roughly 80%), with truly new hires comprising only about 1% of its U.S. workforce, and asserted it pays H-1B staff comparably. The administration also announced probes into nine universities, including Harvard, Yale and Stanford, over claims international-student programs are being abused in ways that could depress wages. Adobe had no immediate comment.
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