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Rubio’s directive to check the social media posts of international students before they get a visa

State Department officials said previous guidance was unclear - The new framework is expected to delay the process

Newsroom May 27 09:19

 

The Trump administration is considering subjecting all foreign students applying to study in the United States to scrutiny of their social media posts.

Politico, noting that this is a significant expansion of previous efforts, cites a cable from Foreign Foreign Minister Marco Rubio that is immediately effective.

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Consular departments should not add appointments for visas for exchange students or exchange students until further instructions are issued in a separate telegram, Rubio’s telegram states.

It is not clear where the control will focus on the postings, but the telegram refers to executive orders to remove terrorists and combat anti-Semitism.

The Trump administration has imposed some social media monitoring requirements in the past, but they largely affected students who may have participated in anti-Israel protests over the war in the Gaza Strip.

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