US suspends Microsoft from Green Card program amid replacement allegations

The United States has suspended Microsoft from the PERM program, halting new and pending Green Card applications for its foreign employees. The action follows accusations from Vice President JD Vance that the company abused the H-1B and PERM systems to replace laid-off American workers. Microsoft has defended its practices, stating that 80% of its roughly 6,000 H-1B petitions last year were for current employees. The company also asserts it pays H-1B staff salaries comparable to those of other workers in similar roles.