WASHINGTON (TNND) — Vice President JD Vance announced Thursday that the Trump administration is suspending Microsoft, Adobe and six major outsourcing firms from a program used to sponsor foreign workers for permanent residency as it cracks down on alleged abuse of H-1B and J-1 visas.
The administration also opened investigations into nine universities, alleging employers and schools have used the programs to undercut American workers.
Microsoft, Adobe and outsourcing firms blocked from PERM program
Labor Secretary Keith Sonderling said Microsoft, Adobe, Cognizant, Infosys, Tata, Wipro, HCL and Capgemini will no longer be able to submit new or have pending applications processed through the Permanent Labor Certification Program, or PERM. The process is generally an employer’s first step in sponsoring a foreign worker for an employment-based green card.
Vance said the PERM suspensions will…
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