DHS to Begin Screening Aliens' Social Media Activity for Antisemitism [View all]
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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
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.
— Aaron Reichlin-Melnick (@reichlinmelnick.bsky.social) 2025-04-09T14:01:46.823Z