PERM program

Representative Pramila Jayapal issued a statement criticizing President Trump's decision to suspend Microsoft from the PERM program, the federal process for sponsoring foreign workers' permanent residency. The move affects the tech giant's ability to sponsor green cards for skilled immigrant employees. Jayapal, a leading voice on immigration issues, condemned the action, and the suspension is drawing attention to broader debates over employment-based immigration policy.

Employers are facing a new setback after suspensions of the PERM labor certification process, described by SHRM as the latest in a series of disruptions to US immigration programs. The labor certification step is a core requirement for many employment-based green cards, and suspensions leave employers and foreign workers facing further delays and uncertainty in an already strained system.