DHS to Begin Screening Aliens' Social Media Activity for Antisemitism

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Aaron Reichlin-Melnick
‪@reichlinmelnick.bsky.social‬

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The return of broad-based ideological exclusion continues; USCIS suggests it will deny immigration benefits to anyone whose social media expresses a verboten opinion on Palestine.
DHS to Begin Screening Aliens' Social Media Activity for Antisemitism
Release Date: 04/09/2025
WASHINGTON - Today U.S. Citizenship and Immigration
Services (USCIS) will begin considering aliens' antisemitic activity on social media and the physical harassment of Jewish individuals as grounds for denying immigration benefit requests. This will immediately affect aliens applying for lawful permanent resident status, foreign students and aliens affiliated with educational institutions linked to antisemitic activity.
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April 9, 2025 at 10:01 AM

https://bsky.app/profile/reichlinmelnick.bsky.social/post/3lmf5oj2k4k2d

[Bernardo de La Paz]

1. Anti-semitism as an excuse is gaslighting. . . .nt

[Baitball Blogger]

2. Plenty of anti-semitism to be found with Trump supporter's social media.

[sinkingfeeling]

3. So much for 'the land of the free'.

[Ferryboat]

4. The promise of the internet, free exchange of ideas

Has now turned into a tool to be used against those who naively believed it couldn't happen here.

Thank god I never joined Facebook.