The Trump administration has introduced a new policy, which requires the immigration officers to screen social media accounts for anti -social content, which may refuse immigration benefits.
He said that Homeland’s Security Secretary Christie NoM has made it clear that anyone who thinks that they can come to America and hide behind the first amendment to advocate anti-Jewish violence and terrorism-think-“He said.” You are not welcome here. “
The policy applies to immigrants for valid permanent residences, foreign students, and “affiliated to educational institutions associated with antisemtic activity”. Officers will assess social media content that will indicate support, promotion, or support of antisementary terrorism, organizations or activities, and positive conclusions can negatively affect immigration applications.
According to American citizenship and immigration services, the policy will consider social media content that indicates an immigrant “Antisemitic terrorism, antisementic terrorist organizations, or other antisemitic activity” to support, spy, promote, or support as a negative factor in their application. This means that Honalists, Palestinians, means Palestinians He has expressed support for groups such as Hizbullah, or Ansar Allah (also known as Hauthis), can be denied immigration benefits.
According to a report by the Washington Post, the free speech Advocacy Group, such as Foundation for Individual Rights and Expression (Fire), argues that the policy can create a cool effect on speech, to express political opinion to individuals. Tyler cowardly, prominent lawyer for government affairs in fire, said, “The government already performs a lot of individuals wishing to enter the country, but with this policy, it basically punishes individuals to express political opinion.” The coward also said that policy leaves a lot of space for interpretation, which can lead to potential misuse.
Immigration lawyers, such as Stephen Yale-Lohar, note that the discretionary nature of the policy can have inconsistent applications and serious consequences for immigrants. Yale-Lahar said, “When American citizenship and immigration services refuse an application based on their own discretion, it is very difficult to overcome it. You have to try and try them, according to the Washington Post report, and it is always time-taking and expensive.
In a statement on Bluuski, a non -profit organization called Nexus Project, which fights antisemitism and defends a free speech, said: “Treating antisimitism as an imported problem does not fight antisementism. Politically using the condemnable language does not use the ‘terrorist sympathetic’.
DHS Assistant Secretary for public affairs, Trisia McLaglin said, “The rest of the world’s terrorists have no place in the United States, and we have no compulsion to accept them or let them live here.”
The policy is immediately effective, the immigration authorities have started screening social media accounts for antisemtic materials.
In addition, policy can also have a cool effect on free speech, as individuals may be less likely to attach to online discussions for expressing their opinion or being denied immigration benefits. The fire of the fire said, “Unfortunately, it seems to be the purpose of Chil administration.”
