US Suspends Major Indian Tech Firms From Green Card Program

UPDATE - follow-up to Today News Headlines for School Assembly, October 9, 2026: Anne Carson wins Nobel Prize in Literature for 2026, Cancer drugs prices could fall by 70%: The US government has suspended several large Indian IT firms from a key program that allows skilled foreign workers to gain permanent residency. The administration has cited alleged fraud and claimed that foreign workers got jobs in the US at the cost of American workers.

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Green Card filings and foreign worker programs like the H-1B visa are major topics of discussion for Indian IT companies and professionals looking to work in the United States. Changes to these policies directly impact tech firms and employment opportunities for skilled workers abroad.