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Vice President JD Vance speaks as Labor Secretary Keith Sonderling listens during a Fraud Task Force news conference at the Eisenhower Executive Office Building on Oct. 8, 2026.

What the PERM Suspension Means for Workers at Each Green Card Stage

H-1B status is untouched, but the green-card line now stalls at different points. The extension clock still counts from when a PERM was filed, while certified cases face a 180-day deadline to reach USCIS.

Politics  · 9 Oct 2026, 12:58  · Marcus Hale