By Emily Chang,Sarah Beth Hensley
Publication Date: 2026-10-08 21:35:00
Vice President JD Vance on Thursday announced the suspension of tech giants, Microsoft and Adobe, from a green card program — effectively blocking the companies from sponsoring H-1B visa workers for permanent residency green cards.
The suspension is from the PERM program — a certification that allows employers to hire a foreign employee to work permanently in the U.S.
Vice President JD Vance speaks during a press conference to provide an update in the federal investigation and crackdown regarding fraud and abuse of the H-1B visa program in Washington, October 8, 2026.
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Vance singled out Microsoft, accusing the company of fraud.
“So if the H-1B visa is how the people get into the country, the PERM program is how they stay in the United States to begin with,” Vance said. “Now there has been no company in the United States, unfortunately, that has abused the system more than Microsoft.”
In a statement to ABC News, Microsoft said it “succeeds as a…
