{"id":7784,"date":"2026-10-10T00:06:53","date_gmt":"2026-10-10T00:06:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sotnews.agency\/?p=7784"},"modified":"2026-10-10T00:06:53","modified_gmt":"2026-10-10T00:06:53","slug":"microsoft-is-being-suspended-from-program-to-apply-for-green-cards-for-h-1b-visa-workers-vance-says","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sotnews.agency\/?p=7784","title":{"rendered":"Microsoft is being suspended from program to apply for green cards for H-1B visa workers, Vance says"},"content":{"rendered":"
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U.S. Vice President JD Vance gives remarks during an announcement in the South Court Auditorium of the Eisenhower Executive Office Building next to the White House in Washington, Oct. 8. UPI-Yonhap<\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

WASHINGTON \u2014 U.S. President Donald Trump’s administration is suspending tech giant Microsoft from a program to apply for green cards for workers who come to the U.S. to live and work using an H-1B visa as it accuses the company of fraud.<\/p>\n

\u201cIf you do the math, for every worker that Microsoft laid off, they replaced that worker with one and a half foreign indentured servants,\u201d said Vice President JD Vance in a White House news conference announcing the decision.<\/p>\n

The H-1B program has long been a target of Trump supporters who say that the program undercuts American workers and is rife with abuse.<\/p>\n

H-1B visas are meant for high-skilled jobs that are difficult to find American workers to fill. Technology companies are the biggest users, with nearly three-quarters of approvals going to workers from India.<\/p>\n

Microsoft did not immediately respond to a request for comment.<\/p>\n

The Vance announcement came one day after Trump’s Republican administration launched another broadside against international students and their ability to work in the U.S.<\/p>\n

The Department of Homeland Security on Wednesday proposed a $70,000 fee for international students seeking to work in the United States. The proposed rule would require schools to pay the fee for every student who participates in the Optional Practice Training program, known as OPT, which allows students to work in jobs related to their major during or after their time in school.<\/p>\n

Vance also called out universities that he suggested were abusing a program to allow international students to come to the U.S. These temporary visas, called J-1 visas, allow international visitors to temporarily come to the U.S. for work and study exchange programs. Vance singled out nine universities that he said merited further investigation for J-1 visa fraud, saying they used the program in greater proportions than their counterparts.<\/p>\n

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