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Trump Suspends Microsoft From PERM Labor Program

By Drooid · Oct 12, 2026, 1:59 AM UTC · How we work

Center

Self-Deportation Pressure

U.S. President Donald Trump announced in October 2026 that Microsoft was suspended from the PERM labor-certification program.
The report emphasizes how the immigration crackdown is forcing Venezuelan families and Latino businesses in Utah to consider or enact self-deportation.
Homeland Security revoked Temporary Protected Status for Venezuelan immigrants about a year earlier.
The 9th Circuit ruled TPS revocation unlawful; Supreme Court vacated that ruling in October 2026.

Left

Fear Driven Voter Suppression

In October 2026 the Trump administration announced Microsoft’s suspension from the PERM labor-certification program.
The move is presented as part of a broader immigration crackdown that endangers skilled immigrant workers and spreads fear in immigrant communities.
ICE launched Operation Safe California, ordering agents to arrest immigrants they encounter, regardless of history.
Governor Gavin Newsom called raids a “campaign of fear” targeting immigrant voters before midterms.

Blindspot

The Department of Homeland Security revoked Temporary Protected Status for Venezuelan immigrants about a year ago; the 9th Circuit Court later ruled the revocation unlawful for some Venezuelan and Haitian nationals, and the Supreme Court vacated that ruling in October 2026.
Within this story's sources, this angle appears mainly in Center-leaning coverage and receives less attention in Left-leaning coverage.

History

Historical Context

In 1996 President Bill Clinton signed the Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act, effective April 1 1997. The law gave the Immigration and Naturalization Service authority for expedited removal, added at least 1,000 border-patrol agents, and imposed 3-year and 10-year re-entry bars, raising removals from roughly 50,000 to over 200,000 by the early 2000s. Its legacy shapes current debates on skilled-worker visas and TPS.

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Self-Deportation Pressure

U.S. President Donald Trump announced in October 2026 that Microsoft was suspended from the PERM labor-certification program.
The report emphasizes how the immigration crackdown is forcing Venezuelan families and Latino businesses in Utah to consider or enact self-deportation.
Homeland Security revoked Temporary Protected Status for Venezuelan immigrants about a year earlier.
The 9th Circuit ruled TPS revocation unlawful; Supreme Court vacated that ruling in October 2026.

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