Trump Freezes Green Cards at Microsoft, Adobe Over Alleged Fraud

The Trump administration is suspending Microsoft from a program to apply for green cards for H-1B visa workers. Vice President JD Vance announced the decision Thursday and accused the company of fraud.

• Vance said Microsoft replaced each laid-off worker with 1.5 foreign workers.
• Nearly three-quarters of H-1B approvals go to workers from India.
• Sonderling named Cognizant, Infosys, Tata, Wipro, Capgemini and Adobe for suspension.
• Vance named nine universities for further investigation into J-1 visa fraud.

Why it matters: H-1B visas are meant for high-skilled jobs that employers say are hard to fill with Americans. Tech companies are the program's biggest users.

• Vance used the phrase "foreign indentured servants" to describe Microsoft's H-1B hires.
• $70,000 per-student fee for work training was proposed by DHS one day earlier.

How 77 sources split on this story

Where they split: Coverage differs on who drives the H-1B criticism: right-leaning NTD attributes it to the administration itself, while AP-based reports attribute it to Trump supporters.

What’s next: Labor Inspector General Anthony D'Esposito said subpoenas have already been served in the university probe.

• The proposed DHS fee would require schools to pay for each student in Optional Practical Training.
• What evidence supports the fraud allegation against Microsoft has not been made public.
• How long the suspension lasts, and what happens to pending applications, is unclear.
• How Microsoft will respond, including any legal challenge, is unknown.