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 This month, the State Department said some 6,000 student visas have been revoked since the beginning of the year.
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Data shows expansion of third-country deportations; migrants are sent to places they have no ties toThese so-called third country removal flights are a Trump-era practice that forces immigrants and asylum seekers to countries they have no ties to. Often, these deportees have been granted protective orders by a judge in the U.S. that prevent them from being sent back to their home countries because of specific dangers they’d face there. -
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The Department of Justice filed suit against Arizona's law at the end of August. Legal filings against the remaining laws — in Hawaii, D.C., Arkansas and Utah — were filed this month, bringing the total number of tuition-related suits to 25. -
More than 30,000 refugees, asylees and other legally present immigrants in Arizona could lose health coverage in a few weeks as new Medicaid eligibility rules take effect. -
More than two decades ago, the 9/11 terror attacks touched every aspect of life in America — including for newcomers, who were in the midst of immigration processes, like seeking U.S. citizenship.
