US suspends Microsoft and Adobe from visa programme amid fraud claims

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The U.S. government is suspending major tech companies, including Microsoft and Adobe, from a visa program that offers a path to permanent residency for skilled foreign workers. This action stems from allegations of fraud and pressure from the White House to prioritize hiring American workers. Vice President JD Vance stated that companies cannot lay off American workers and replace them with foreign nationals, citing Microsoft's layoffs alongside its acquisition of H-1B visas and green cards. The Department of Labor also announced the suspension of Indian tech firms Infosys and Tata Consultancy Services, reporting the discovery of $22 billion in visa fraud. The probe also targets universities for allegedly exploiting international students to lower U.S. wage costs.

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JD Vance said, 'You cannot lay off American workers and replace them with foreign indentured servants.'

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Secretary of Labor Keith Sonderling confirmed suspension of major IT firms, including Infosys and Tata Consultancy Services, from the visa program.

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The Department of Labor uncovered $22bn worth of visa fraud.

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US Vice President JD Vance stated that Microsoft laid off 6,000 American workers while obtaining 6,300 H-1B visas and almost 3,000 green cards.

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US suspends Microsoft and Adobe from visa programme amid fraud claims.

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Visa probe also targets universities for allegedly exploiting international students to reduce US wage costs.The United States government is suspending several major tech companies, including Adobe and Microsoft, from a programme that gives skilled foreign workers a path to permanent residency amid allegations of fraud.This comes amid pressure by the White House on companies to hire more Americans. “Our message to Microsoft is: You’re a great American company, but you’ve got to hire great American workers,” US Vice President JD Vance said at a news conference on Thursday.Recommended Stories list of 4 itemslist 1 of 4Trump administration suffers double legal setback over immigration ruleslist 2 of 4US court blocks Trump plan to deport migrants to third countrieslist 3 of 4Anti-South Asian ‘hate speech’ on X surges by 240%, US report findslist 4 of 4Attorney General announces record number of cases to strip US citizenshipend of listVance added that the Redmond, Washington-based tech giant laid off 6,000 American workers, while obtaining 6,300 H-1B visas and almost 3,000 green cards.“You cannot lay off American workers and replace them with foreign indentured servants,” Vance said.“When someone comes in, they are completely subordinate to that company. If they lose that job, they have to leave the country.”Across the tech sector, there have been more than 131,000 layoffs in 2026 alone, according to Layoffs.fyi, which tracks job cuts across the tech and startup industries.Neither Adobe nor Microsoft responded to Al Jazeera’s request for comment.Secretary of Labor Keith Sonderling also said that several major information technology firms will be suspended from the programme as well. Among them are Indian tech giants Infosys and Tata Consultancy Services.The Department of Labor also said it had uncovered $22bn worth of Visa Fraud.“Today we are protecting something far more valuable than any dollar amount. We are protecting the American worker,” Sonderling said.

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