Today social media has become an important part of everyone’s life, but Indian and other foreign students living in America are having difficulty in using it. The US State Department (DOS) is monitoring students who are involved in political activities on social media in the name of studies. Visa of such students is also being canceled if found guilty. The situation is that if a student not only likes and shares a post, but also comments on it, he is also considered a political activity. The visa is then canceled.
Since Donald Trump became President, the prosecution has increased in such cases, resulting in an increase in exile. People are now questioning freedom of expression and legal processes. The US government is also monitoring educational institutions. Students opposing government policies are being identified on social media. When such people are caught, their visa is canceled and they are deported.
Identification of many students
Hundreds of such students have surfaced, who have been asked to leave the US by issuing emails from the Ministry of External Affairs. It also includes many Indian students. Earlier it was believed that action is being taken only on those who protested on the campus, but now the government is also identifying the protesters on social media. In fact, for the visa monitoring process, the government is scanning suspicious students through AI. Visa is not provided if any suspicious material is found in the profile.
300 visa canceled in 3 weeks
According to reports, about 1.1 million foreign students arrived in the US for studies during 2023–24, out of which 331,000 were Indians. Foreign Minister Marco Rubio has launched the ‘Catch and Rivok’ campaign to keep an eye on social media. According to sources, 300 students have been canceled in three weeks. If a student supports terrorist organizations, action is being taken against him. A notice is also issued by the Ministry of External Affairs, in which the concerned student is informed that his visa has been canceled.
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Any person living in the US without a visa has been warned to be taken into custody and imposing fine. At the same time, students are being advised to submit their passport to the US Embassy or Consulate before leaving the country, so that the visa can be canceled. The Foreign Minister has also ordered the officials to conduct a thorough investigation of visa applicants. Screenshots of suspicious materials should be taken, so that if someone changes online history, it can be detected. Even if nothing suspect is found, the officials will have to inform.
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