The advice immigration attorneys have for Microsoft workers worried about their green cards

Business Insider dialed up immigration attorneys on Thursday to get their reaction to the Trump administration's latest move.

Alex Wong/Getty Images The Trump administration suspended Microsoft, Adobe, and other tech companies from a federal visa program.

Immigration attorneys BI talked to said they would tell affected H-1B workers to check their status and seek legal counsel.

Some attorneys expect lawsuits challenging the suspensions.

Others said most workers won't be immediately affected.

The Trump administration's Thursday declaration that it was suspending Microsoft and Adobe from a federal visa sponsorship program is reverberating through the tech industry.

Immigration attorneys told Business Insider that employees on H-1B visas working at Microsoft, Adobe, and the other named tech companies should seek counsel and get clarity about their status in light of the suspensions.

Individual cases may vary, and the attorneys spoke in general terms about the advice they would give without knowing a client's specific circumstances or status.

"This is a time where immigrants, high-skilled immigrants, really need to pay attention to laws," said Tahmina Watson, a business immigration attorney at Watson Immigration Law in Seattle.

"Things are changing on a dime," she added.

Business Insider spoke to eight immigration attorneys on Thursday in the wake of the announcement, as part of our ongoing series, " H-1B Fallout: 1 Year Later ," which explores how foreign workers are navigating a rapidly changing US immigration landscape.

Some of the immigration attorneys said the suspensions were likely to be challenged in court.

Others said they were the latest in a series of US measures targeting foreign workers.

One attorney suggested they would only impact a relatively small group of workers.