WASHINGTON -- President Donald Trump's administration announced Thursday that it was suspending Microsoft and several other firms from a program allowing foreign workers to apply for green cards as it also lashed out at universities that bring international students to the U.S. on exchange programs.
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President Donald Trump's administration is targeting tech giant Microsoft, suspending the company from a program to apply for green cards for workers who come to the United States to live and work using an H-1B visa.
WASHINGTON (AP) — Vice President JD Vance says Microsoft is being suspended from a program to apply for green cards for H-1B visa workers, alleging abuse.
Vice President JD Vance and Labor Department officials announced Thursday that the Trump administration is suspending Microsoft, Adobe and others from a key employment-based, green-card program, accusing major tech firms and outsourcing companies of abusing the visa system at the expense of American…
The Trump administration is suspending tech giant Microsoft from a program to apply for green cards for workers who come to the U.S. to live and work using an H-1B visa. Vice President JD Vance accuses the company of fraud.
The Trump administration said it would suspend an immigration program for multiple tech firms, including Microsoft Corp., alleging widespread abuse of a worker visa system.
by Sharon Rondeau (Oct. 8, 20206) — At approximately 10:15 a.m. EDT Thursday, Vice President J.D. Vance launched a press conference on behalf of the Task Force to Eliminate Fraud regarding “fraud” in the HB-1 visa program, which allows American employers to bring foreign skilled workers to the U.S.
Vice President JD Vance announced Thursday that the Trump administration is stopping Microsoft’s ability to transfer employees on temporary H-1B foreign worker visas onto a pathway toward a more permanent green card through the Program Electronic Review Management labor certification.
Vice President JD Vance said Thursday that he is suspending Microsoft , Adobe and several other IT firms' ability to hire foreign-born workers for permanent jobs in the U.S. Why it matters: The move will affect hundreds of companies owned by the tech giant, escalating the Trump administration's crac…
The Trump administration is suspending Microsoft from a major immigration program that allows its foreign workers to transfer from an H1B1 visa to a green card, accusing the tech giant of fraud. “If you do the math, for every worker that Microsoft laid off, they replaced that worker with one and a h…
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump’s administration is suspending tech giant Microsoft from a program to apply for green cards for workers who come to...
Vice President JD Vance alleged the H-1B visa program is “rife with fraud,” accusing Microsoft of laying off thousands of Americans and replacing them with foreign-born workers.
By Adam Cancryn, CNN (CNN) — The Trump administration is suspending Microsoft and some other companies from seeking permanent residency for foreign workers hired through the H-1B visa program, accusing them of taking advantage of the process so that they could replace American citizens with cheaper …
President Donald Trump's administration is suspending tech giant Microsoft from a program to apply for green cards for workers who come to the U.S. to live and work using H-1B visas as it accuses the company of fraud.
WASHINGTON — President Trump’s administration is suspending tech giant Microsoft from a program to apply for green cards for workers who come to the United States to live and work using H-1B visas as it accuses the company of fraud.
Vice-president also says Adobe is barred from visa program that allows high-skilled workers to apply for US residency Microsoft is suspended from applying for permanent residency for workers employed through a US visa program for high-skilled workers, JD Vance announced on Thursday.
REUTERS—The U.S. government is suspending Microsoft, Adobe and several large IT firms from a program that allows skilled foreign workers to gain permanent residency, senior U.S. officials announced on Thursday, citing alleged fraud, and as part of an effort to push companies to hire more Americans.
JD Vance and other top administration officials also called out universities over their use of J-1 visas for international students and information technology outsourcing firms.
The Labor Department suspended Microsoft from the federal program it uses to help foreign workers stay in the U.S. permanently, and won't process the company's pending applications. The announcement came hours before President Trump was scheduled to give Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella the National Meda…
