India, Oct. 9 -- The US has suspended TCS, Infosys, Wipro and HCLTech from a key green-card programme, raising concerns about employee retention and staffing costs. This article examines what the decision means for these Indian IT companies and its potential impact on profitability.

What Has Happened? On October 8, 2026, the US administration suspended eight major technology companies, including Tata Consultancy Services (TCS), Infosys, Wipro and HCLTech, from the Permanent Labour Certification (PERM) programme. Cognizant, Capgemini, Microsoft and Adobe were also named in the action.

US Labor Secretary Keith Sonderling announced that the Department of Labor would stop accepting new PERM applications and processing pending applications ...