Trump honors Nadella with medal, then suspends Microsoft from PERM program

President Trump personally awarded Satya Nadella the National Medal of Technology and Innovation, hours after his administration suspended Microsoft from the PERM program used to sponsor foreign workers for permanent residency. Vice President JD Vance accused the company of abusing the system.

• Microsoft is the biggest PERM user: 3,161 applications decided in FY2025
• The suspension affects green-card sponsorship, not H-1B visas
• Vance called H-1B workers 'foreign indentured servants'
• Nadella received the National Medal of Technology and Innovation