US State Secretary, Marco Rubio, has unveiled an innovative “Catch and Revoc” initiative to avail and cancel the visa of foreign nationals on suspicion of supporting Hamas or other nominated terrorist organizations. Senior officials of the state department tell Exios.
This step marks a significant increase in the efforts of the US government to monitor the activities of foreign nationals and speech monitoring.
Senior officials of the state department revealed that the initiative includes A-assisted reviews of social media accounts of thousands of student visa holders, which focus on evidence of alleged terrorist sympathy after 7 October 2023, Hamas attack on Israel. Reviews will also investigate the internal database to identify visa holders, who were arrested, but were allowed to stay in the country during Biden administration.
In addition, officials will examine news reports of anti-Israeli demonstrations and cases filed by Jewish students, which allegedly engage in anti-Jewish activities without results. The State Department is collaborating with justice and homeland security departments to implement this broad view.
To start “Catch and Rivok”, federal officials analyzed 100,000 persons in the student exchange visitor system from October 2023, discovered visa rebellion due to arrest or suspension. Usually, a consular officer makes a decisive decision after being cautious about arrest or suspension. However, the authorities could not revive any visa during the Biden administration, “We literally found zero visa rebirth during the Biden administration,” the official said, “said,” … which suggests an eye attitude towards law enforcement. “
The Immigration of 1952 gives the State Secretary the right to the state secretary to cancel visa from foreigners, which was a threat. Rubio emphasized this point as a senator, “We see people marching in our universities and on the streets of our country … I am calling for Intifada, celebrating what Hamas has done … those people need to go.”
Trump echoed similar feelings in the White House Fact Sheet on 30 January, warning the resident aliens, who participated in the pro -jihadi protests that they would be found and deported. “For all resident aliens who joined pro -jihadi protests, we put you in notice. We will find you, and we will deport you.”
Another executive order issued on 20 January targets visa holders and foreigners, “threatening our national security, aspoes Hetful Ideology.”
The cumulative impact of Trump’s executive orders has already had a cool effect on the student visa holders, with them away from the important protests of Israel. Abed Ayub, head of the American-Arab-discomfort Committee, expressed concern that the approach would weaken free speech rights and captivate for foreign interests, “this should worry to all Americans. This is the first amendment and speech issue freedom of speech issue and the administration will end its hand,” he said.
The AyOB attracted similarities between the new program and Operation Boulder, which takes initiatives in 1972 by the Nixon administration, in which violating the rights of American citizens and foreign nationals, infiltration and surveyed in pro -Palestinian groups. He warned that the use of AI would increase these concerns, as it would give a police speech using a possible faulty technique.
A senior official of the state department said that it would be negligent to ignore the publicly available information about visa applicants, especially in view of the progress in AI technology. The official emphasized that the AI is a valuable resource for the government, which enables the potential security threats to be more effectively identified.
If officers are discovered from a foreign national, a social media post, which supports the attack on Israel or expresses Hamas’s feelings, it can be the basis for visa cancellation. Israeli, a supporter of the Trump administration, reflects its commitment to the Jewish state, which is a significant interest for white gel.
In contrast, opposition to Israel’s bombing campaign in Gaza has divided the Democratic Base, typically disintegrated with voters of Israel. Some surveys suggest that the plurality of voters fails to differentiate between Hamas’ support and support for Palestinians. A White House advisor said that while the administration’s attitude on Israel is not operated by voting, it is beneficial to be on the right side of the issue.
