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Trump administration says it will review millions of U.S. visas for deportable violations

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The Trump administration says it will review documents for all 55 million foreign citizens who have U.S. visas.

Visas are issued for everything from work permits and diplomatic visits, to tourist visitors and foreign students.

As the AP reports, the State Department says all visa holders — including green card holders — will now be subject to “continuous vetting.” Officials say that includes social media behavior and other factors that could make them ineligible to stay in the U.S., or enter in the first place. If stripped of visas, they'd be eligible for deportation.

This is the Trump administration’s latest immigration shift. Earlier this month, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services said it would begin screening immigrants for "anti-American" activity and anti-semitism.

Earlier this year, the administration began revoking visas of hundreds of students — including some in Arizona. This month, the State Department said some 6,000 student visas have been revoked since the beginning of the year.

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Alisa Reznick is a senior field correspondent covering stories across southern Arizona and the borderlands for the Tucson bureau of KJZZ's Fronteras Desk.