Vance-Led Crackdown Freezes H-1B and PERM Filings at Eight Tech Firms
The Trump administration has stopped processing new and pending H-1B and PERM applications for eight technology companies. Vice President J.D. Vance described Microsoft as the worst offender, while Microsoft disputed that characterization and said most of its roughly 6,000 H-1B filings last fiscal year were for extensions or status changes rather than new hires. The other affected companies include Adobe, Cognizant, Tata, Wipro, Infosys, HCL and Capgemini.
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