I can understand tougher/stronger screening for visa applicants, but the notion of mandatory “social media checks” is rather laughable. There are many people who have dual presence on social media or multiple email addresses, so let’s go with the honor system opening your “social media” account to be viewed. Don’t give me the “well the IP Address will show” because one can simply use different electronic device, they just have to remember which is used for what. – PB/TK
Exclusive: U.S. embassies ordered to identify population groups for tougher visa screening – March 23, 2017
WASHINGTON/NEW YORK U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson has directed U.S. diplomatic missions to identify “populations warranting increased scrutiny” and toughen screening for visa applicants in those groups, according to diplomatic cables seen by Reuters.
He has also ordered a “mandatory social media check” for all applicants who have ever been present in territory controlled by the Islamic State, in what two former U.S. officials said would be a broad, labor-intensive expansion of such screening. Social media screening is now done fairly rarely by consular officials, one of the former officials said.
Four cables, or memos, issued by Tillerson over the last two weeks provide insight into how the U.S. government is implementing what President Donald Trump has called “extreme vetting” of foreigners entering the United States, a major campaign promise. The cables also demonstrate the administrative and logistical hurdles the White House faces in executing its vision
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