USCIS Adds 'Anti‑Americanism' To Immigration Screening, Expands Social Media Vetting

USCIS issued new guidance allowing adjudicators to treat "anti‑American" and antisemitic activity as overwhelmingly negative discretionary factors and to broaden social media screening for such activity. The policy cites INA provisions but offers no clear definition of "anti‑Americanism," prompting civil‑liberties concerns about bias and chilled speech. The move aligns with a broader summer push for stricter visa vetting and follows mass student visa revocations reported this week.