New U.S. Directives on Student Visas - Jordan News
U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio on Tuesday ordered a suspension of foreign student visa applications, as President Donald Trump's administration intensifies scrutiny of applicants' social media accounts, according to an internal document. اضافة اعلان The document instructs embassies and consulates not to approve 'appointments for new student or educational exchange visas until new guidance is issued.' Trump has made combating illegal immigration a top priority, frequently speaking of an 'invasion' of the United States by 'criminals from abroad,' and repeatedly calling for the deportation of migrants. However, the mass deportation program he launched has been hindered or slowed by court rulings. On April 19, several federal and appellate courts—as well as the Supreme Court itself—banned the use of the 'Alien Enemies Act' of 1798, which had previously been invoked only during wartime. The courts ruled that authorities must 'provide individuals facing deportation with more advanced notice.'
Trump had invoked the little-known law—last used to detain Japanese-American citizens during World War II—in March, when he deported two plane loads of members of the 'Tren de Aragua' gang to a maximum-security prison in El Salvador.
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