Immigrants applying for green cards, citizenship, asylum, or refugee status in the United States might soon have to disclose their social media accounts, according to a proposed policy from the Trump administration.
The U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS), which oversees legal migration, proposed the policy in the Federal Register this week, saying that it is necessary for a “rigorous vetting” of people wanting immigration benefits, reported The Verge.
According to the filing, the social media policy is needed as part of President Donald Trump’s executive order on protecting the U.S. from foreign terrorists and other safety threats.
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