The Trump administration on Thursday suspended eight tech companies, including Microsoft and Adobe, from sponsoring foreign workers for green cards under the Labor Department's PERM program, citing claims they favor foreign workers. Vice President JD Vance specifically accused Microsoft of replacing 6,000 laid-off workers in 2025 with H-1B visa holders. While the suspension doesn't affect H-1B temporary work permits, data from USCIS shows Microsoft received 6,258 H-1B approvals last year, with two-thirds going to existing employees. Amazon and Meta were the top two H-1B sponsors in fiscal 2025, but neither was suspended.