Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) has maintained that the United States government’s decision to suspend its participation in the Permanent Labour Certification (PERM) programme will not disrupt its customer engagements or workforce strategies, supported by a plan to recruit 15,000 new employees in the US over the next five years. The announcement follows a broader crackdown by the Trump administration against skilled-worker immigration programmes, announced jointly by US Vice President JD Vance and Labor Secretary Keith Sonderling, which also targets major technology firms such as Infosys, Wipro, HCLTech, Cognizant, Capgemini, Microsoft, and Adobe over alleged misuse of the H-1B visa system and employment practices that disadvantage American workers. In an official exchange filing, TCS clarified that its PERM filings have remained in the single digits over the past two years, minimizing any operational impact, and emphasized that its American workforce model relies heavily on local talent acquisition and robust campus recruitment. During a press conference addressing visa fraud, Vice President JD Vance criticized tech giants for relying on foreign workers while laying off domestic staff, asserting that the H-1B programme is strictly intended for specialized global talent that is impossible to source domestically. Meanwhile, Labor Secretary Keith Sonderling reported that the targeted companies have requested millions of foreign workers and secured hundreds of thousands of H-1B approvals and permanent labor certifications since 2009, framing the administrative action as a necessary warning against discriminating against domestic labor. Despite these regulatory tightening measures and heightened scrutiny over immigration policies, TCS remains optimistic about its ongoing US expansion, reassuring stakeholders that its localized hiring initiatives will proceed without impediment as it continues to scale its presence and service delivery capabilities across the American market.
US Suspends PERM Programme for TCS, Infosys, and Microsoft in Visa Crackdown
