Jewish advocacy group questions DHS on plans to use antisemitism to deny immigration benefits

A Jewish civil rights group is asking the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) how it plans to evaluate migrants’ social media accounts after the agency said it would use antisemitic content as grounds for denying immigration benefits.

The department said Wednesday that it would “begin considering aliens’ antisemitic activity on social media” as it weighs whether to approve applications for green cards or student visas.

But the Jewish Council for Public Affairs (JCPA), an 80-year-old...