DHS says antisemitic content will be taken into consideration in reviewing immigration applications
This decision will also impact individuals applying for a student visa and a green card.
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services under the Department of Homeland Security announced Wednesday it would be reviewing applicants' social media content and use antisemitic content as grounds for not letting someone in the country.
This decision will also impact individuals applying for a student visa and a green card, according to The Hill newspaper.
“There is no room in the United States for the rest of the world’s terrorist sympathizers, and we are under no obligation to admit them or let them stay here," DHS spokeswoman Tricia McLaughlin said in a statement.
She also said that Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem "made it clear" that individuals applying to get into the U.S. could not use the First Amendment to support terrorism or antisemitism.
"You are not welcome here," she said.
This announcement comes as foreign exchange students on different college campuses have had their student visas revoked for participating in anti-Israel protests.