Trump Administration Suspends Microsoft from Green Card Program Over Fraud Allegations
The Trump administration suspends Microsoft from a green card program, citing fraud. H-1B visa abuses and foreign worker replacements under scrutiny.
POLICY WIRE — Washington, United States — The Trump administration has suspended Microsoft from a green card program, alleging the tech giant engaged in fraudulent practices. The decision comes as part of a broader crackdown on alleged abuses of the H-1B visa system.
Vice President JD Vance, speaking at a White House news conference, accused Microsoft of replacing American workers with foreign employees through the H-1B visa program. He claimed that companies like Microsoft exploit the system to hire what he called ‘foreign indentured servants,’ who are forced to leave the country if they lose their jobs.
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The suspension follows allegations that Microsoft laid off 6,000 American workers while simultaneously securing 6,300 H-1B visas and nearly 3,000 green cards. Vance emphasized that for every American worker let go, Microsoft replaced them with one and a half foreign workers. The administration also targeted universities over their use of J-1 visas and IT outsourcing firms during the same announcement.
Reporting by Policy-Wire (PW)
