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Trump administration to screen ‘anti-Americanism’ for immigrants seeking lawful work, citizenship in US
The U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services now includes ideological screening in citizenship assessments, affecting over 600,000 new citizens annually, according to agency data.
- On Tuesday, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services announced it will screen applicants for 'anti‑Americanism,' including social media checks, expanding grounds to deny green cards and work permits.
- Following earlier policy steps, the agency now broadens the 'good moral character' requirement beyond criminal history to include applicants' values and contributions, instructing USCIS to assess conduct holistically.
- USCIS told adjudicators to review whether applicants for visas, green cards and citizenship endorsed or supported anti-American, terrorist or antisemitic views.
- For applicants and communities, the guidance means increased uncertainty as minor behavior may jeopardize citizenship, experts warn it could lengthen processing and increase denials, while the administration enforces visa rescissions and deportations.
- Critics note the term 'anti‑Americanism' is novel and vague, raising McCarthyism comparisons, while legal scholars and immigration advocates question its constitutionality amid broader Trump-era immigration tightening.
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Immigrants Vetted for 'Anti-Americanism'
The U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) updated guidance for immigration considerations, explaining that the agency will expand its review of “anti-American activity.” “America’s benefits should not be given to those who despise the country and promote anti-American ideologies. U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services is committed to implementing policies and procedures that root out anti-Americanism and supporting the enforcement…
Moving to the US? Your social media will be checked for 'anti-Americanism'
People applying to live or work in the US will now be screened for "anti-Americanism" including having their social media checked, authorities have announced, in a tightening of restrictions that has alarmed immigration advocates and lawyers.Immigration officers will be able to look at whether applicants have had "any involvement in anti-American or terrorist organisations", or whether there is any "evidence of antisemitic activity", said the po…
U.S. immigrants seeking lawful work and citizenship are now subject to ‘anti-Americanism’ screening
Immigrants seeking a legal pathway to live and work in the United States will now be subject to screening for 'anti-Americanism,' authorities said Tuesday, raising concerns among critics that it gives officers too much leeway in rejecting foreigners based on a subjective judgment.
Social media accounts of immigration applicants will be scanned for anti-American views, Trump admin reveals · American Wire News
Vocal anti-American critics need not apply, as President Donald Trump’s administration unveiled how immigration vetting would begin to weigh social media activity. While leftists have demonstrated little to no qualms in electing public officials who espouse allegiances to foreign nations and alien cultural norms, the president’s team was taking new steps to curb globalism’s presence in the United States. Specifically, guidance updates were annou…
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