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

Trump administration to vet social media for hostility' and whether applicants promote anti-Semitic ideologies'

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".