Immigrants seeking to live and work in the United States will now face new screening for "anti-American" behavior as part of an expanded vetting system, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) announced.
The agency said that officers will have discretion to deny benefits such as green cards if applicants have "endorsed, promoted, supported, or otherwise espoused the views of an anti-American or terrorist organization or group," including those that "support or promote antisemitic terrorism." The guidance, which has already gone into effect, applies to both pending and new applications.
