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Top US Immigration Official Defends Rule Targeting ‘Anti-American’ Views in Green Card, Visa Process
USCIS policy allows officers to assess applicants' support for anti-American or terrorist views and expands law enforcement roles, including voter roll verification to combat fraud.
- A new U.S. immigration rule allows scrutinizing applicants' 'anti-American' views to identify support for terrorist activities, not target political beliefs, according to the agency director.
- Federal authorities arrested Palestinian activist Mahmoud Khalil, a green card holder, citing his role in pro-Palestinian protests at Columbia University.
- The agency plans to hire law enforcement officers, verify voter rolls to counter fraud, and revert to using a 2020 test for admitting foreign students and H1-B visa holders amid concerns over displacement of American workers.
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Top US immigration official defends new rule targeting 'anti-American' views in immigration benefits
A new U.S. immigration rule allows scrutiny of “anti-American” views when applying for green cards or benefits. U.S.
On Monday (September 8), Joseph Edlow, Director of the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS), gave an exclusive interview to the Associated Press, answering questions about anti-Americanism, welfare, voter registration, immigration officers carrying guns and law enforcement, and naturalization test reform.
A new rule that allows a U.S. immigration agency to examine a person's "anti-American" opinions when applying for a permanent residence card for immigrants or other benefits is not designed to attack political beliefs, but to identify support for terrorist activities, the organization's director told The Associated Press.
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