# US targets Microsoft and Adobe in new visa crackdown

https://mins.news/en/item/92811

- France 24, 2026-10-09 08:50 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://www.france24.com/en/tv-shows/business/20261009-us-targets-microsoft-adobe-in-new-visa-crackdown

> The Trump administration has imposed new restrictions on the H-1B visa programme as part of its ongoing immigration crackdown. Vice President JD Vance accused Microsoft of exploiting the system to hire lower-cost foreign workers at the expense of US workers. Microsoft defended its hiring practices. The programme also noted Germany may join a UK-led fighter jet project after leaving a joint project with France months earlier.

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