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U.S. pauses Microsoft, Adobe from green card labor program in foreign worker crackdown
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The U.S. Department of Labor announced it would suspend Microsoft and Adobe from its Permanent Labor Certification program on Thursday, Labor Secretary Keith Sonderling said, as the Trump administration continues to take aim at immigration and foreign hiring programs ahead of November's midterm elections.
Key facts
- Microsoft was a close fourth at 21,706 petitions for 2026, with a median base salary of $180,710
- Vice President JD Vance criticized Microsoft specifically, pointing to the firm's 6,000 layoffs in 2025
- Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang, SpaceX CEO Elon Musk and Advanced Micro Devices CEO Lisa Su are also being honored at Thursday's medal ceremony
- Since 2009, these companies alone have requested almost 3 million foreign workers
Summary
The U.S. Sonderling said the Labor Department won't accept or process any new applications under the program for a host of companies, including Cognizant, Infosys, Capgemini, Tata, Wipro and HCL. The secretary said Adobe and Microsoft were also suspended "due to multiple active federal investigations. "Since 2009, these companies alone have requested almost 3 million foreign workers. Vice President JD Vance criticized Microsoft specifically, pointing to the firm's 6,000 layoffs in 2025.