Trump administration orders Gaza-linked social media vetting for visa applicants

Trump administration orders Gaza-linked social media vetting for visa applicants

This includes all those who have been to the Gaza Strip on or after Jan. 1, 2007.

The Trump administration ordered a review of the social media accounts of all visa applicants who visited the Gaza Strip on or after January 1, 2007, according to an internal State Department memo.

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US to screen social media of visa applicants who spent time in Gaza

US State Department cable reveals that social media posts could lead to screening for national security threats.

US orders Gaza-linked social media vetting for all visa applicants

The screening includes NGO workers and individuals who have been in Gaza for any length of time in an official or diplomatic capacity.

Been to Gaza before? Trump administration will now check your social media for ‘derogatory info’ if you’re applying for US visa

WASHINGTON, April 18 — The Trump administration yesterday ordered a social media vetting for all U.S. visa applicants who have been to the Gaza Strip on or after January 1, 2007, an internal State Department cable seen by Reuters showed, in the latest push to tighten screening of foreign travellers. The order to conduct a social media vetting for all immigrant and non-immigrant visas should include non-governmental organisation workers as well a…