Trump Administration Brings The Hammer Down On Microsoft After Vance Said The Company Laid Off “6,000 American Workers” While Getting 6,300 H-1B Visas For Foreign Workers

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• The Trump administration froze Microsoft (MSFT) from the Labor Dept green card sponsorship program after Vance alleged it laid off 6,000 workers while securing 6,300 H-1B visas.

• Adobe (ADBE) and Cognizant (CTSH) were among eight firms suspended, while USCIS data ranks Amazon (AMZN) first in H-1B usage, not Microsoft.

• Hours after freezing Microsoft from the green card program, Trump awarded CEO Satya Nadella the National Medal of Technology and Innovation at the White House.

The Associated Press reported the announcement. Vice President JD Vance announced on Thursday, October 8, 2026 that the administration is freezing Microsoft (NASDAQ:MSFT) and several other firms from a Labor Department program used to sponsor foreign workers for permanent residency. He spoke at a news conference of the administration’s Fraud Task Force at the Eisenhower Executive Office Building. Labor Secretary Keith Sonderling, White House deputy chief of staff Stephen Miller and Attorney General Todd…