US Suspends Microsoft, Adobe From Green Card Program Over Fraud Probes

On October 8, 2026, the Trump administration, citing ongoing federal investigations into alleged visa abuse and layoffs of American workers, suspended Microsoft, Adobe, and several other tech and IT firms from the PERM permanent labor certification program used to sponsor foreign workers for green cards.

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Oct 9, 12:47 PM	timesofindia.indiatimes.com	Green Card process suspended for 8 companies: Immigration experts on what happens to approved I-140, existing H-1Bs; whether employees should leave these companies
Oct 9, 10:58 AM	bloomberg.com	Trump Visa Crackdown Raises Questions for Tech Talent
Oct 9, 10:48 AM	geekwire.com	From H-1B to CEO: How Satya Nadella traveled the path the U.S. just cut off for Microsoft workers
Oct 9, 6:14 AM	arstechnica.com	Microsoft barred from sponsoring foreign workers for US residency
Oct 9, 5:48 AM	realclearpolitics.com	Vance Heralds New Fraud Crackdowns
Oct 9, 5:27 AM	thefederalist.com	Vance’s Fraud Task Force Moves Against Abusive Uses Of Foreign Labor, And The Media Miss The Point
Oct 9, 5:20 AM	fastcompany.com	Microsoft and Adobe are suspended from H-1B visa program, with Vance accusing the tech giants of fraud
Oct 9, 5:00 AM	techradar.com	US bars Microsoft, Adobe, and major IT firms from green card program for skilled foreign workers to 'protect American jobs'
Oct 9, 3:30 AM	time.com	Trump Admin Freezes Green Cards at Major Tech Firms, Probes Student Exchange Visas
Oct 9, 2:15 AM	axios.com	Immigration split screen: Microsoft gets a crackdown and a medal
Oct 9, 1:06 AM	thehindu.com	Cognizant, Infosys, Tata, Wipro and HCL among IT firms suspended from U.S. green card programme
Oct 8, 8:17 PM	theregister.com	India’s tech giants shrug off changes to USA’s skilled visa program
Oct 8, 5:27 PM	nytimes.com	Trump Administration Suspends Microsoft From Green Card Program, Alleging Visa Fraud
Oct 8, 4:00 PM	yro.slashdot.org	US Bars Microsoft, Adobe, and Major IT Firms From Green Card Program
Oct 8, 2:37 PM	bbc.co.uk	White House blocks Microsoft from foreign worker hiring programme
Oct 8, 1:16 PM	abcnews.com	Trump honors Microsoft’s CEO after Vance drops an H-1B visa hammer on the company
Oct 8, 12:11 PM	wired.com	Trump Administration Cuts Off Access to a Major Immigration Program for Workers at Microsoft and Adobe
Oct 8, 11:52 AM	cnbc.com	U.S. suspends Microsoft, Adobe from green card labor program in foreign worker crackdown
Oct 8, 11:23 AM	theguardian.com	Microsoft suspended from applying for green cards for H-1B workers, JD Vance says
Oct 8, 11:23 AM	engadget.com	US suspends permanent residency program for Microsoft, Adobe and other tech companies
Oct 8, 11:04 AM	axios.com	Trump's foreign worker crackdown comes for Microsoft, Adobe, IT firms
Oct 8, 10:48 AM	newrepublic.com	Watch JD Vance Try to Define Socialism
Oct 8, 10:48 AM	geekwire.com	Microsoft responds to White House immigration crackdown as Trump honors Nadella
Oct 8, 10:33 AM	theinformation.com	White House Suspends Visa Program for Microsoft, Other Tech Firms
Oct 8, 10:29 AM	washingtonpost.com	Trump officials block Microsoft’s access to program for employee green cards
Oct 8, 10:26 AM	tomshardware.com	U.S. suspends green card path for H-1B workers at Microsoft and Adobe
Oct 8, 9:00 AM	newrepublic.com	JD Vance Forced to Eat His Words Immediately After Trashing Microsoft
Oct 8, 7:45 AM	foxbusiness.com	Vance suspends Microsoft, others from foreign workers applying for green cards, alleges visa 'abuse'

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merge 2026-10-09 — merged in “Vance Suspends Microsoft and Adobe from H-1B Visa Program Over Fraud Claims”. Same suspension of Microsoft and Adobe from the green card/H-1B program.