Including those that will try to hide their accounts.
By Catholics for Catholics
In a crackdown on folks applying for student visas, the U.S. State Department is ordering consulates to screen and investigate them for antisemitic and other inappropriate posts, according to a story by Newsmax.
The move, conducted by Secretary Marco Rubio, is part of a pilot program that may be spread out to the nation’s universities and colleges.
Rubio sent a cable Thursday night telling consulate officials to “conduct a complete screening of the online presence of any nonimmigrant visa applicant seeking to travel to Harvard University for any purpose,” Politico reported Friday.
Though the move will affect primarily students, it will also include faculty members, guest speakers, staff and researchers of Harvard. The prestigious university has been under scrutiny by the Trump administration for weeks.
The Newsmax story cites Politico as saying that the policy will be effective immediately. It expands on a prior administration proposal to screen the social media accounts of all foreign students applying to the United States.
In addition, consular officials will review if some applicants don’t have a social media account or if their accounts have restricted views. They will be under suspicion because they may want to evade the investigation.
The State Department memo indicated that applicants will be told that if they keep their social media accounts private it may be a red flag. Their accounts will be inspected by the Fraud Prevention Unit.
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