USCIS has officially announced that social media posts deemed anti-Semitic, particularly those supporting designated terrorist groups like Hamas and Hezbollah, can now lead to visa rejections or revocations. This policy, effective immediately, applies to student visas and Green Card applications. The Trump administration, through the State Department, has already revoked hundreds of international student visas under this premise.
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