Trump Admin Freezes Green Cards at Major Tech Firms, Probes Student Exchange Visas

Photo: Vice President JD Vance – September 3, 2026. (Official White House Photo by Emily J. Higgins.). Attribution: “V20260903EH-1793” by The White House via Flickr. United States Government Work. Article by Miranda Jeyaretnam. Time Magazine – October 9, 2026.

The Trump Administration has suspended several major tech companies, including Microsoft and Adobe, as well as IT outsourcing firms from a green card program as it expands its crackdown on visa fraud. Vice President J.D. Vance said Thursday that the companies had “abused” H-1B visa and green card processes in order to “replace American workers with what is effectively foreign indentured servants.” At the same White House press conference, officials announced probes into nine universities, including Harvard, Yale, and Stanford, that the Administration accused of misusing a program meant for temporary educational and cultural exchanges. […]

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