US Suspends Cognizant, Infosys, Tata, Wipro, HCL, and Others from the Green Card Program: What You Need to Know
US Suspends Cognizant, Infosys, Tata, Wipro, HCL, and Others from the Green Card Program: What You Need to Know The U.S. immigration landscape has been hit with a massive policy shift. In a joint announcement by the U.S. Anti-Fraud Task Force—featuring Vice President JD Vance and Labour Secretary Keith Sonderling—the administration has barred several of the world's largest IT outsourcing and tech giants from the Permanent Labour Certification Program (PERM) . The sweeping restrictions target eight major companies: Cognizant, Infosys, Tata (TCS), Wipro, HCL, Capgemini, Microsoft, and Adobe . This move marks one of the most aggressive crackdowns on employment-based immigration paths in recent history, sending shockwaves through the tech sector, corporate offices, and thousands of skilled foreign workers currently residing in the United States. What is the PERM Program and Why Does It Matter? The PERM (Permanent Labour Certification) process is the crucial first step for most ...