🇺🇸 US Freezes Green-Card Applications for Microsoft and IT Firms
🚨 Immigration Crackdown Expands
The Trump administration has suspended new and pending green-card labor certification applications involving Microsoft, Adobe, and major IT companies, citing concerns over immigration fraud and protecting American jobs.
🏢 Companies Affected
The restrictions cover seven major technology companies:
💻 Microsoft
🖥️ Adobe
🌐 Cognizant🇮🇳 Infosys
🏢 Tata Consultancy Services (TCS)
💼 Wipro⚙️ HCL Technologies
🌍 Capgemini
🎓 Universities Under Investigation
The administration is investigating nine universities, including Harvard, Yale, Stanford, and MIT, over alleged visa misuse and concerns involving federally funded research.
⚖️ Key Developments
📌 The measures follow a $100,000 fee on new H-1B petitions for workers hired from abroad.
📌 The crackdown could create uncertainty for foreign tech workers, employers, international students, and universities.
🔎 Key Takeaway
The US is tightening skilled-worker immigration rules, potentially complicating green-card pathways and recruitment across the technology and education sectors.
🏷️#USGreenCardImmigrationPolicyChanges #TrumpAdministrationH1BVisaCrackdown #MicrosoftAndITCompaniesImmigrationRestrictions
🚨 Immigration Crackdown Expands
The Trump administration has suspended new and pending green-card labor certification applications involving Microsoft, Adobe, and major IT companies, citing concerns over immigration fraud and protecting American jobs.
🏢 Companies Affected
The restrictions cover seven major technology companies:
💻 Microsoft
🖥️ Adobe
🌐 Cognizant🇮🇳 Infosys
🏢 Tata Consultancy Services (TCS)
💼 Wipro⚙️ HCL Technologies
🌍 Capgemini
🎓 Universities Under Investigation
The administration is investigating nine universities, including Harvard, Yale, Stanford, and MIT, over alleged visa misuse and concerns involving federally funded research.
⚖️ Key Developments
📌 The measures follow a $100,000 fee on new H-1B petitions for workers hired from abroad.
📌 The crackdown could create uncertainty for foreign tech workers, employers, international students, and universities.
🔎 Key Takeaway
The US is tightening skilled-worker immigration rules, potentially complicating green-card pathways and recruitment across the technology and education sectors.
🏷️#USGreenCardImmigrationPolicyChanges #TrumpAdministrationH1BVisaCrackdown #MicrosoftAndITCompaniesImmigrationRestrictions