The Trump administration is reviewing records of more than 55 million US visa holders for potential revocation or deportation based on ineligibility. All foreigners with valid US visas are subject to continuous vetting, including those already admitted. Evidence such as overstays, criminal activity, threats to public safety, terrorist activity, or support for terrorist organizations can trigger revocation and deportation. USCIS will expand vetting of social media postings and add reviews for anti-American activity. Officials state immigration benefits to live and work in the United States are privileges, not rights.
In a move first reported by the Associated Press, the state department said that all of the foreigners who currently hold valid US visas are subject to continuous vetting for any indication that they could be ineligible for the document, including those already admitted into the country. Should such evidence come to light, the visa would be revoked and, if the visa holder were in the United States, they would be subject to deportation.
The State Department revokes visas any time there are indications of a potential ineligibility, which includes things like any indicators of overstays, criminal activity, threats to public safety, engaging in any form of terrorist activity, or providing support to a terrorist organization, a department spokesperson said. It follows an announcement by the Trump administration on Tuesday that it will look for anti-American views, including on social media, when assessing the applications of people wanting to live in the United States.
US Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS), which handles requests to stay in the US or become a citizen, said it would expand vetting of the social media postings of applicants and that reviews for anti-American activity will be added to that vetting. 'America's benefits should not be given to those who despise the country and promote anti-American ideologies,' said a USCIS spokesperson, Matthew Tragesser.
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