By AJ Tiarsmith
Publication Date: 2026-10-10 12:23:00
JD Vance froze Microsoft and several tech giants from a key immigration program, citing a pattern of bad-faith hiring that he says replaced American workers with foreign ones. Then, hours later, President Trump handed Microsoft’s CEO a medal at the…
The Associated Press reported the announcement. Vice President JD Vance announced on Thursday, October 8, 2026 that the administration is freezing Microsoft (NASDAQ:MSFT | MSFT Price Prediction) 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 Blanche also attended.
AP News reported that besides Microsoft, Vance named Adobe (NASDAQ:ADBE) and six tech consulting firms: Cognizant (NASDAQ:CTSH), Infosys (NYSE:INFY), Tata, Wipro, HCL and…
