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US Suspends Eight Tech Firms From Green Card Program
The U.S. government has stopped eight technology companies from using a program that helps some foreign workers seek permanent work in the country.
Five of the companies are Indian IT firms: Infosys, Tata Consultancy Services, Wipro, HCL and Cognizant.
Capgemini, Microsoft and Adobe are also affected.
The Labour Department says it will not take new applications or process pending ones involving these companies.
Officials said they were concerned about how foreign-worker programs were being used and whether American workers were losing job opportunities.
They also linked the move to federal investigations.
The article does not include responses from the companies.
The decision may matter to Indian professionals seeking work in the United States.
The U.S. suspended eight technology firms from its PERM green-card certification programme.
The affected firms include Infosys, Tata Consultancy Services, Wipro, HCL, Cognizant, Capgemini, Microsoft and Adobe.
The Labour Department said it would stop accepting new and processing pending PERM applications involving the companies.
Officials tied the move to concerns about visa misuse, federal investigations and American workers’ job opportunities.
Labour Secretary Keith Sonderling said the firms had requested almost three million foreign workers since 2009.
- Who
- The U.S. Labour Department and eight technology companies, including five Indian IT firms.
- What
- The department suspended the companies from the PERM programme and said it would halt new and pending applications involving them.
- Where
- United States.
- When
- Announced on Thursday; the article was published October 9, 2026.
- Why
- Officials linked the action to concerns about visa misuse, federal investigations and effects on job opportunities for American workers.
U.S. government
Affected companies
Visa use and American jobs
U.S. government
Officials said the firms’ use of foreign-worker programs raised concerns about visa misuse and undermined job opportunities for American workers.
Affected companies
The article does not report responses or positions from the affected companies.
Key facts
- Program
- Permanent Labour Certification (PERM)
- Affected companies
- Cognizant, Infosys, Tata Consultancy Services, Wipro, HCL, Capgemini, Microsoft and Adobe
- Immediate effect
- The Labour Department said it would not accept new or process pending PERM applications involving the companies.
- Announcement date
- Thursday; the article was published October 9, 2026.
- Officials named
- Vice President JD Vance, Labour Secretary Keith Sonderling and Attorney General Todd Blanche
- Figures cited by Sonderling
- Since 2009, the companies had requested almost three million foreign workers, received more than 230,000 H-1B visa approvals and over 100,000 permanent labour certifications.
- Indian share of H-1B approvals
- The article says Indian professionals account for more than 70% of approved H-1B petitions each year.
Quotes
Keith Sonderling
US Labour Secretary who announced the suspensions
“Since 2009, just these companies alone have requested almost three million foreign workers”
news18.com
Sources
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