India, Oct. 10 -- On Thursday, the US government justified its decision to suspend eight technology companies - including Indian IT giants TCS, HCL, Infosys and Wipro - from a green card labour certification program on the grounds that granting permanent residence to foreign workers on H-1Bs was undercutting American workers.

However, an HT analysis of US immigration finds that the four Indian IT giants that were suspended have radically reduced PERM labour certification applications since FY 2024, which is typically the first step in applying for employment-based green cards.

For example, Tata Consultancy Services received just two PERM approvals in 2026, down from 1,804 in FY2024 - a 99.8% decrease in two years. According to the websi...