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US suspends Microsoft and Adobe from visa/green card program amid fraud claims
Sonderling said Adobe and Microsoft were suspended due to multiple active federal investigations.
Sonderling said the Labor Department would not accept or process new applications for several companies including Cognizant, Infosys, Capgemini, Tata, Wipro and HCL.
The U.S. Department of Labor suspended Microsoft and Adobe from its Permanent Labor Certification program on Thursday.
“So we're going to continue to support Microsoft and have a great relationship with Microsoft, but we're also going to deny them the ability to apply for these permanent residencies until they show that they are going to get serious about putting American workers first,”
Vance suspends Microsoft from green card program over alleged fraud
Microsoft said it only files H-1B petitions for those who meet the rigorous standards of the visa category.
Microsoft said in a statement that the vast majority of its U.S. employees are Americans.
Microsoft said it pays its H-1B employees the same as any other employees doing comparable work.