Trump administration says Microsoft ‘abused’ worker visa program and is cutting off access

<figure> <img alt="Graphic photo collage of J. D. Vance." data-caption="" data-portal-copyright="Image: Cath Virginia / The Verge; Getty Images" data-has-syndication-rights="1" src="https://platform.theverge.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/chorus/uploads/chorus_asset/file/25532395/STK204_JD_VANCE_B.jpg?quality=90&#038;strip=all&#038;crop=0,0,100,100" /> <figcaption> </figcaption> </figure> <p class="wp-block-paragraph">The Trump administration is suspending some tech companies, including Microsoft, from an immigration program that lets an employer hire foreign workers that can reside permanently in the US, <a href="https://www.reuters.com/business/us-suspending-permanent-residency-program-for-microsoft-vance-says-2026-10-08/">as reported by <em>Reuters</em></a>. </p> <p class="wp-block-paragraph">In a <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7QAu9FOEOv8">press conference</a>, Vice President JD Vance claimed the <a href="https://flag.dol.gov/programs/perm">permanent labor certification program</a> - intended for use when there aren't "sufficient" US workers available to do a job - has become "rife" with fraud over the "past several years," and that no company has "abused" the system more than Microsoft. "Our message to Microsoft is: you're a great American company, but you've got to hire great American workers."</p> <p class="wp-block-paragraph">The administr …</p> <p><a href="https://www.theverge.com/policy/1008115/trump-microsoft-worker-visa-program-vance">Read the full story at The Verge.</a></p>