US suspends Cognizant’s green-card filings amid visa fraud probe
The US Department of Labour has suspended permanent labour certification filings for Cognizant and Cloudera amid an investigation into visa fraud. This action is part of a broader crackdown on employment-based immigration programs involving foreign workers.
Why it matters
This significantly impacts the operational capacity of major IT services firms that rely on H-1B and PERM visa programs to staff US projects.
NEW DELHI: The US Department of Labour has suspended permanent labour certification, or PERM, filings by Cognizant and Cloudera as the Trump administration intensifies its crackdown on alleged fraud in employment-based immigration programmes.The Labour Department's Inspector General Anthony D'Esposito said on Tuesday that the PERM filings were halted following an investigation conducted with the White House Fraud Task Force and other authorities.Announcing the action on social media platform X, D'Esposito said, "Threats to American workers will NOT be tolerated."He also wrote, "Fighting fraud is a TEAM SPORT. @Sonderling47 and I are for real. @Cognizant's PERM filings are suspended. @DOLOIG is on the hunt," referring to Keith Sonderling, Acting Secretary of Labour.D'Esposito further said, "Alongside @WHFraudTF, we're following facts, fraud and finances.
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