US Halts Green-Card Program for Microsoft, Adobe and Major IT Outsourcers


US suspends Microsoft, Adobe and major IT outsourcers from a green-card program amid alleged fraud crackdown; explores implications for Big Tech hiring and immigration policy.

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Reuters reports the US suspended Microsoft and Adobe from a government green-card program as part of an antifraud crackdown, and the clip focuses on the immediate hiring and immigration implications for those firms. The story matters because it ties a legal-administrative move to Big Tech’s talent pipelines, hiring pauses or delays could slow project deliveries and raise costs for companies that rely on foreign employees for specialized roles. The snippet highlights how a regulatory decision, not a market event, can ripple through staffing and operational plans at large software firms.