August 2025 — Immigration News: The Trump administration has initiated a sweeping continuous vetting program for all 55 million foreign nationals holding valid U.S. visas—ranging from tourist and student visas to work permits. This marks a profound expansion of immigration enforcement.
What’s Changing
- “Continuous vetting” empowers the State Department to revoke visas if holders exhibit:
- Overstays
- Criminal activity
- Threats to public safety
- Ties to terrorism
- Anti-American sentiment or antisemitic content found via social media
- This effort encompasses all visa categories, including legal arrivals like tourists, students, and temporary workers.
- The government has already revoked over 6,000 student visas, including roughly 200–300 on terrorism-related grounds.
- Social media scrutiny now includes analyzing posts for perceived disloyalty, antisemitism, or extremist views.
Why It Matters
- Expanded oversight: Millions of individuals legally in the U.S. may now face sudden visa revocation.
- Controversial scope: Critics warn this opens the door to censorship or ideological targeting.
- Claimed justification: The administration frames it as essential for national security.
