The U.S. government said on Wednesday it will begin screening the social media of immigrants and visa applicants for what it called antisemitic activity, leading to swift condemnations from rights advocates, including some Jewish ones, who raised free speech and surveillance concerns. President Donald Trump’s administration has attempted to crack down on pro-Palestinian protests over U.S. ally Israel’s devastating military assault on Gaza after Palestinian Islamist group Hamas’ deadly October 2023 attack.
