US suspends Microsoft and Adobe from visa programme amid fraud claims

Visa probe also targets universities for allegedly exploiting international students to reduce US wage costs.Published On 8 Oct 20268 Oct 2026The United States government is suspending several major tech companies, including Adobe and Microsoft, from a programme that gives skilled foreign workers a path to permanent residency amid allegations of fraud.This comes amid pressure by the White House on companies to hire more Americans. “Our message to Microsoft is: You’re a great American company, but you’ve got to hire great American workers,” US Vice President JD Vance said at a news conference on Thursday.Recommended Stories list of 4 itemslist 1 of 4Trump administration suffers double legal setback over immigration ruleslist 2 of 4US court blocks Trump plan to deport migrants to third countrieslist 3 of 4Anti-South Asian ‘hate speech’ on X surges by 240%, US report findslist 4 of 4Attorney General announces record number of cases to strip US citizenshipend of listVance added that the Redmond, Washington-based tech giant laid off 6,000 American workers, while obtaining 6,300 H-1B visas and almost 3,000 green cards.“You cannot lay off American workers and replace them with foreign ind...