The US government had already introduced certain requirements to check the activity for social networks, aimed at students who already had a visa and have participated in the protests registered in various universities against the massacre in Gaza.
The administration of Donald Trump has temporarily suspended the issue of Studentvisa while preparing a new policy that includes a greater assessment of the social networks of the applicants, as reported on Tuesday the portal Politics.
The State Secretary, Marco Rubiohas sent a diplomatic cable to the American consulates in which he “ordered” immediately to do not program new appointments to ask Student or exchange visa (Categories F, M and J) Until “New guidelines are issued”, which will take place in the coming days “.
The Trump administration had already introduced certain requirements for Check the activity of social networksBut above all aimed at students who already had a visa and participated in the protests in various registered protests Universities of the country Against the Israeli massacre in Gaza.
According to PoliticsThe cable “does not specify directly” What type of activity will be evaluated in social networks. For example, it is not clear whether Publish a photo of a Palestinian flag In an X account I could motivate extra control.
Asked about it, the spokeswoman for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Tammy Brucehas declared a press conference that the government will use “All Tools” At your disposal to investigate those who try to enter the United States. “Every country has the right to know who is trying to come in and what that person did. It’s nothing new,” he said.
The government of Trump has placed various universities, which it accuses of progressive or even anti -semitic Harvardto which record all federal funds And ha Forbidden to accept foreign students.
As part of the limiting immigration policy, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs has canceled thousands of visas, including those of hundreds of students who participated in protests against the massacre in Gaza.
Source: EITB
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