US Labor Department Halts PERM Processing at Microsoft, Adobe and Six Other Firms
The Trump administration said on October 8, 2026 that the Department of Labor will not accept or process new PERM labor certification applications from eight companies: Microsoft, Adobe, Cognizant, Infosys, Tata Consultancy Services, Wipro, HCL Technologies, and Capgemini. Vice President J.D. Vance announced the suspension at a White House press conference alongside Labor Secretary Keith Sonderling. Microsoft disputed the government's account of its foreign worker hiring.