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By Akash Sriram and Steve Holland

Oct 9 2026 6:52AM

Over alleged fraud.

US freezes Microsoft, Adobe, Infosys green-card applications

The Trump administration has frozen some green-card filings by Microsoft, Adobe and major IT ⁠outsourcers and opened ⁠probes into nine top universities, widening a visa crackdown it says targets fraud and protects American jobs. The twin actions mark the broadest strike yet against ...

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