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US Suspends Tech Giants in Foreign Worker Crackdown
8 Oct
Summary
- Several major tech firms suspended from a key foreign worker program.
- The action impacts hiring and permanent residency for overseas talent.
- US cites millions of foreign worker requests over 17 years.
On October 8, 2026, the US Department of Labor announced a significant suspension of major technology firms from the Permanent Labour Certification Programme (PERM). Affected companies include Cognizant, Infosys, Tata, Wipro, HCL, Capgemini, Microsoft, and Adobe. This move halts all new and pending applications for foreign workers seeking permanent residency through this route.
Labor Secretary Keith Sonderling stated that these companies had collectively requested nearly three million foreign workers since 2009, receiving over 230,000 H-1B visas and 100,000 permanent labor certifications. Sonderling asserted that this practice has taken hundreds of thousands of jobs from American workers.
The suspension comes amid intensified scrutiny of US immigration programs and the use of foreign talent by American companies under the Trump administration. This action could significantly impact technology firms reliant on overseas expertise for their workforce and green-card sponsorship processes.
