Article URL: https://www.reuters.com/business/us-suspending-permanent-residency-program-for-microsoft-vance-says-2026-10-08/ Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50006948 Points: 99 # Comments: 49…
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Trump administration is suspending Microsoft from a green card program
US suspends Microsoft, major IT firms from key green card program
US bars Microsoft, Adobe, and major IT firms from green card program for skilled foreign workers
Trump administration says Microsoft ‘abused’ worker visa program and is cutting off access
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The other firms being suspended from the program include Capgemini, Cognizant, HCL, Infosys, Tata, and Wipro.
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Labor Secretary Keith Sonderling cited "multiple active federal investigations" around the two companies' involvement in the program Thursday.
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Article URL: https://apnews.com/article/h1b-visa-program-vance-microsoft-e7b3a407f822702b269ee277d21343ea Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50006832 Points: 387 # Comments: 570…
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Visa probe also targets universities for allegedly exploiting international students to reduce US wage costs.
Brief by WorldPing · Original reporting by Al Jazeera
WorldPingThe Department of Labour is also suspending Microsoft and Adobe from the PERM programme…
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The Trump administration is suspending some tech companies, including Microsoft, from an immigration program that lets an employer hire foreign workers that can reside permanently in the US, as reported by Reuters.
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