By Antonio Bustos
Publication Date: 2026-10-14 03:45:00
The United States Department of Labor has suspended companies such as Microsoft and Adobe from the Permanent Labor Certification Program, stating that they are facing multiple federal investigations for abusing the visa system for foreign workers.
Additionally, EP reports that the Trump Administration has excluded technology sector companies like Cognizant, Infosys, Tata, Wipro, HCL, and Capgemini from the program.
Access to permanent residency
The program opens the door for workers to acquire permanent residency and is focused on filling highly skilled job positions that cannot be occupied by Americans. The Government alleges that companies commit fraud by massively adhering to the program and leaving citizens of the country without jobs and with lower wages.
For its part, it has also targeted the H1-B visa program, which these workers use upon arriving in the United States and which is temporary in nature.
“The H1-B visa program is intended to allow…
