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The Labor Department suspended PERM processing, the labor-certification step most employment-based green cards require, for Microsoft, Adobe, and six outsourcing firms, citing fraud investigations into how they use visa programs. Vice President JD Vance said the suspension would last "as long as it needs to." Microsoft said 80% of its H-1B filings were for existing employees, not new hires.

1. Oct 8, 2026Reuters (Akash Sriram and Steve Holland) reported Labor Secretary Keith Sonderling said the suspension covers Microsoft, Adobe, Cognizant, Infosys, Tata Consultancy Services, Wipro, HCL Technologies, and Capgemini: "We will not accept any new or process any pending permanent labor certification applications involving these companies." Source ↗
2. Oct 8, 2026Vice President JD Vance said, "There has been no company in the United States, unfortunately, that has abused the system more than Microsoft," citing 6,000 layoffs last year alongside 6,300 H-1B visas and nearly 3,000 green cards, and said the suspension would last "as long as it needs to." Source ↗
3. Oct 8, 2026 · LatestMicrosoft said in a statement that about 80% of the H-1B applications it filed last fiscal year were to extend or change the status of current employees, not to hire new workers, and that it pays its H-1B employees the same as any other employees doing comparable work. Source ↗

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