U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS), a component of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), will begin considering an alien’s antisemitic activity on social media and the physical harassment of Jewish individuals as grounds for denying immigration benefit requests.
This policy change, announced today, will immediately affect individuals applying for lawful permanent resident status, foreign students, and those affiliated with educational institutions linked to antisemitic activity.
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The DHS states that this action aligns with President Trump’s executive orders on combating antisemitism and protecting the United States from foreign terrorist and national security threats.
The department intends to enforce relevant immigration laws to the fullest extent to protect the homeland from extremists and terrorist aliens, including those who support antisemitic terrorism, violent antisemitic ideologies, and antisemitic terrorist organizations such as Hamas, Palestinian Islamic Jihad, Hezbollah, or Ansar Allah (the Houthis).
DHS Assistant Secretary for Public Affairs Tricia McLaughlin stated, “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. Sec. Noem has made it clear that anyone who thinks they can come to America and hide behind the First Amendment to advocate for anti-Semitic violence and terrorism – think again. You are not welcome here.”
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Under the new guidance, USCIS will consider social media content that suggests an alien endorses, promotes, or supports antisemitic terrorism, antisemitic terrorist organizations, or other antisemitic activity as a negative factor in discretionary decisions regarding immigration benefit requests.
The DHS indicated that this guidance is effective immediately.
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