Trump Freezes Green Cards at Adobe, TCS, HCL; Probes J-1 Visa Abuse

NewsData.io · United States · Oct 9, 2026

The Trump Administration has suspended eight major tech and IT outsourcing firms — including Microsoft, Adobe, Cognizant, Infosys, TCS, Wipro, HCLTech, and Capgemini — from sponsoring employment-based green cards via the PERM program, citing alleged H-1B and green card abuse. Simultaneously, nine elite universities including Harvard, Yale, and Stanford face federal subpoenas over alleged misuse of J-1 exchange visitor visas to undercut U.S. graduate student and researcher wages. Labor Secretary Sonderling confirmed no new or pending PERM applications from these companies will be processed for an indefinite period. Staffing and IT outsourcing firms that rely on H-1B pipelines or place workers at these suspended companies face immediate disruption to permanent placement workflows and may see increased client demand for domestic talent alternatives.