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The Guardian - US
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Agence France-Presse and Anna Betts

US to ‘root out anti-Americanism’ in reviewing immigration applications

Stock photo of hands holding papers on desk stapled to two passport photos and icon of American flag.
The state department said it has revoked 6,000 student visas under the secretary of state Marco Rubio. Photograph: AnnaStills/Alamy

The Trump administration said on Tuesday that it will look for “anti-American” views, including on social media, when assessing the applications of people wanting to live in the United States.

In an announcement, US Citizenship and Immigration Services, which handles requests to stay in the United States or become a citizen, said it would expand vetting of the social media postings of applicants and that “reviews for anti-American activity will be added to that vetting”.

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