By Redacción Clarín
Publication Date: 2026-10-08 17:19:00
The U.S. Department of Labor has officially suspended Microsoft, Adobe, and a host of major information technology firms from the Permanent Labor Certification (PERM) program. The mandate effectively blocks these companies from sponsoring their current H-1B visa holders for permanent U.S. residency, commonly known as green cards.
During a White House Fraud Task Force news conference on Thursday, Vice President JD Vance and Labor Secretary Keith Sonderling announced that the government will no longer accept or process any new or pending PERM applications from the targeted companies.
The suspension is rooted in active federal investigations and administration claims that these corporations are manipulating the immigration system to undercut domestic wages and displace American workers.
Administration officials outlined a data-heavy case against the tech giants, singling out Microsoft for what they described as systemic abuse of the foreign labor system.
Vice President Vance pointed to…
