White House suspends H-1B and PERM processing for eight tech companies

The Trump administration has frozen new and pending H-1B visa and PERM labor certification applications for Microsoft, Adobe, Cognizant, Tata, Wipro, Infosys, HCL and Capgemini. Vice President J.D. Vance called Microsoft the "biggest abuser," saying it laid off 6,000 workers in 2015 while adding 6,300 H-1B hires and 3,000 green-card workers.

• Suspension covers Microsoft, Adobe, Cognizant, Tata, Wipro, Infosys, HCL and Capgemini
• Vance: Microsoft cut 6,000 workers in 2015 while adding 6,300 H-1B hires
• New and pending H-1B and PERM applications are frozen
• Many of the targeted firms are federal contractors