Halt. Arrête. Fermo!
This is the message apparently being sent by the Trump administration to young foreigners wishing to obtain student visas in order to attend college or participate in exchange programs in the United States. According to a Tuesday report by Politico, Secretary of State Marco Rubio recently sent a cable to U.S. embassies and consulates across the globe instructing them to suspend visa appointments while the administration bolsters the current vetting process.
Unfortunately for some young people wishing to come to the U.S., the new, improved vetting process may including a careful vetting of each applicant’s social media footprint. Here’s what that Rubio cable allegedly said:
“Effective immediately, in preparation for an expansion of required social media screening and vetting, consular sections should not add any additional student…
