{"id":20937,"date":"2026-10-09T12:10:40","date_gmt":"2026-10-09T12:10:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news.theck1.no\/?p=20937"},"modified":"2026-10-09T12:10:40","modified_gmt":"2026-10-09T12:10:40","slug":"u-s-suspends-green-card-path-for-h-1b-workers-at-microsoft-and-adobe-labor-certification-program-blocked-due-to-alleged-fraud","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news.theck1.no\/?p=20937","title":{"rendered":"U.S. suspends green card path for H-1B workers at Microsoft and Adobe \u2014 labor certification program blocked due to alleged fraud"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Tom’s Hardware • Bruno Ferreira • October 8, 2026<\/strong><\/div>\n\n

Vice President JD Vance announced on Thursday that Microsoft and Adobe are blocked from the PERM labor certification program due to alleged fraud. This suspension prevents new or pending applications for these companies’ H-1B workers seeking green cards. The administration also suspended programs for IT firms Cognizant, Infosys, Tata Consultancy Services, Wipro, HCL, and Capgemini. Labor Secretary Keith Sonderling stated that both Microsoft and Adobe faced multiple active federal investigations as the reason for the action.<\/p>\n

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Vance criticized Microsoft severely, claiming it has abused the system more than any other U.S. company. He noted that for every worker Microsoft laid off, they replaced them with one and a half foreign workers. According to Vance, Microsoft fired 6,000 employees while receiving 6,300 H-1B approvals and nearly 3,000 green cards. The administration highlighted that the company filed 3,682 PERM applications, including 1,000 for positions overlapping with those of laid-off staff.<\/p>\n

This swift action follows a broader crackdown on the H-1B program launched last July by the Labor Department. That nationwide investigation targets fraud, human trafficking, wage kickbacks, and "bench time," where companies keep employees on payroll without assigning work. In September, President Trump signed an executive order to curb abuse, and Amazon was reported in fiscal year 2025 as having the most approved H-1B visas with 4,644 approvals.<\/p>\n

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Source:<\/strong> Tom’s Hardware • Bruno Ferreira • October 8, 2026<\/p>\n

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AI-rewritten: This is a summary of an article from Tom’s Hardware, rewritten by AI (Qwen, running locally) to make it easier to read. The facts come from the original article – read it for the full story. Tom’s Hardware • Bruno Ferreira • October 8, 2026 Vice President JD Vance announced on Thursday that Microsoft<\/p>\n

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