State Department to ramp up screening, social media vetting for student visa applicants as interviews paused (1 Viewer)

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The State Department is planning to bolster its efforts to vet and screen the social media of those applying for international student and exchange visitor visas to ensure applicants don’t pose a national security threat to the U.S., Fox News Digital has learned.

To do this, the State Department is temporarily suspending new student and exchange visitor visa interviews as it evaluates enhanced social media screenings for the application process.

The effort is the latest initiative from the Trump administration to crack down on immigration and...

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