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Policy Change: USCIS Screens for Anti-American Ideology
ByJeremy Richards Date Last Updated: December 17, 2025

The USCIS Policy Manual now includes guidance on anti‑American or antisemitic activity, parole history, and broader social media screening as negative factors in discretionary immigration benefit adjudications.

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