Inside the DHS task force scouring foreign students' social media (1 Viewer)

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    A recently created Department of Homeland Security task force is using data analytic tools to scour the social media histories of the estimated 1.5 million foreign students studying in the United States for potential grounds to revoke their visas, three sources familiar with the operation told NBC News. They said records are also being searched for charges or criminal convictions of the student visa holders.

    DHS officials also announced Wednesday that the department would begin considering what it deems to be antisemitic activity on social media and...

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