Trump's foreign worker crackdown comes for Microsoft, Adobe, IT firms — Live Feedhttps://www.live-feeds.com/feed/trump-s-foreign-worker-crackdown-comes-for-microsoft-adobe-it-firmsContinuously updated, source-cited coverage. US Suspends Microsoft, Adobe and IT Firms from Green Card Programhttps://www.live-feeds.com/feed/trump-s-foreign-worker-crackdown-comes-for-microsoft-adobe-it-firmshttps://www.live-feeds.com/feed/trump-s-foreign-worker-crackdown-comes-for-microsoft-adobe-it-firms#u133362Sun, 18 Oct 2026 21:26:59 +0000The Trump administration suspended Microsoft, Adobe, and several IT firms from the Permanent Labor Certification (PERM) green card program on October 8. Vice President JD Vance and Labor Secretary Keith Sonderling cited visa abuse, fraud, and a pattern of replacing American citizens with foreign workers as the reasons for the freeze. The crackdown also includes probes into nine universities for J-1 visa fraud. While analysts suggest immediate business impacts may be limited, the move creates significant residency uncertainty for skilled foreign tech workers.Why it mattersThe PERM program allow