Friday, 30 March 2018

US to demand visa applicants turn over social media history


The Trump administration wants to extend its practice of “extreme vetting” to everyone seeking a non-immigrant visa. Instead of specifically discriminating against people traveling from countries it’s declared tied to terrorism, it’ll instead utilize a more evenly distributed form of discrimination against non-Americans. According to documents set to publish in The Federal Register, if you want to come to the US on a non-immigrant visa you’ll have to answer questions about your family’s involvement in terrorist activities. And you will also be required to provide your social media handles, email addresses, and phone numbers going back five years. Opponents of…

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