DHS to screen visa applicants for anti-Semitism activity on social media | 9 April 2025 | The Department of Homeland Security on Wednesday said it immediately will begin screening visa applicants’ social media for “antisemitic activity” and will deny violators. The U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services will begin considering antisemitic activity “and the physical harassment of Jewish individuals as grounds for denying immigration benefit requests,” according to a news release. Immediately, this policy will affect those applying for permanent resident “green cards, and student and work visas.” DHS said this policy is consistent with President Donald Trump’s executive orders on Combatting Anti-Semitism, Additional Measures to Combat Anti-Semitism and Protecting the United States from Foreign Terrorists and Other National Security and Public Safety Threats.