US restarting foreign student visas, demands social media access

The Department of State announced Wednesday the U.S. will be restarting interviews and processing foreign student visas but now will be asking applicants to make their social media public for vetting, with potential denial if they refuse.

The State Department added it would look for those “who pose a threat to U.S. national security,” the same phrase it has applied to pro-Palestinian protesters on college campuses.

“Every visa adjudication is a national security decision. The...