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DOL Suspends PERM for 8 Firms, Threatening H-1B Green Cards

By Drooid · Oct 9, 2026, 2:01 AM UTC · How we work

Summary

Story summary

Department of Labor suspended Microsoft, Adobe, Cognizant, Infosys, Tata, Wipro, HCL, and Capgemini from Permanent Labor Certification (PERM) program.
The suspensions threaten thousands of skilled Indian H-1B workers’ green-card path.
Labor Secretary Keith Sonderling announced the suspensions with Vice President J.D. Vance and Attorney General Todd Blanche.
The eight firms have requested nearly three million foreign workers since 2009, receiving over 230,000 H-1B approvals.

History

Historical Context

The Immigration Act of 1990, signed by President George H.W. Bush on November 29, 1990, set a 65,000-annual cap on H-1B visas and spurred Indian firms such as Infosys, TCS and Wipro to secure roughly 30,000 approvals by 2005. Today, Labor Secretary Keith Sonderling and Vice President J.D. Vance have halted PERM certifications for eight IT outsourcers, reviving the Act’s original labor-protection debate.

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Story summary

Department of Labor suspended Microsoft, Adobe, Cognizant, Infosys, Tata, Wipro, HCL, and Capgemini from Permanent Labor Certification (PERM) program.
The suspensions threaten thousands of skilled Indian H-1B workers’ green-card path.
Labor Secretary Keith Sonderling announced the suspensions with Vice President J.D. Vance and Attorney General Todd Blanche.
The eight firms have requested nearly three million foreign workers since 2009, receiving over 230,000 H-1B approvals.

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