61 h. ago US issues broad order to consulates to vet student visas over ‘terrorist activity’

State department shares new standard for denials based on social media posts, financial donations and membershipsThe United States has ordered consular offices to significantly expand their screening processes for student visa applicants, including through comprehensive social media investigations, to exclude people they deem to support terrorism.A state department cable from 25 March, obtained by the Guardian, describes a new standard for visa denials based on a broad definition of what constitutes support for “terrorist activity”. The directive states that “evidence that an applicant advocates for terrorist activity, or otherwise demonstrates a degree of public approval or public advocacy for terrorist activity or a terrorist organization” can be grounds for visa rejection. Continue reading...

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65 h. ago Brian Kilmeade: ‘I don’t care’ if revoking student visas has ‘chilling effect on free speech’

‘I want chills to run down the spine of not only terrorists but of people that are residents here,’ Lawrence Jones added on Friday

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5 d. ago Tensions bubble on elite college campus as students fume over Trump's free speech move

On the already tense Upper West Side campus, discomfort is simmering. After over a year of protests, the young students are incandescent with renewed rage.

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6 d. ago Fox News suggests getting rid of due process for immigrants because it’s too hard

‘I also think it's not practical to think that we can do due process on 8 million people,’ Brian Kilmeade declared on Monday

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7 d. ago ‘Chilling effect on free speech:’ Trump wants green card applicants already legally in the US to hand over social media profiles

USCIS said the vetting of social media accounts is necessary for “the enhanced identity verification, vetting and national security screening.” Critics say it crushes free speech

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1 week ago Moment Pakistani student, 31, prowls the streets for victims before raping two women just hours apart

Haider Ali, 31, raped the women just eight months after arriving from Pakistan on a student visa and has been handed a ten year prison sentence at Teesside Crown Court.

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2 w. ago The Wolf of Wall Street calls Elon Musk a ‘hero,’ promises Fox & Friends he’s buying a Tesla

‘Send us a picture of your purchase,’ Fox & Friends host Brian Kilmeade replied

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3 w. ago Trump administration briefing: trade turmoil, Zelenskyy peace offer and British fury at Vance

As the world awaits Donald Trump’s first key speech to Congress in second term, here are the key US politics stories from Tuesday at a glanceIn Donald Trump’s first address to Congress since returning to the White House – and his first major speech in a chilling six weeks in office – the president claimed a mandate justifying his sweeping executive orders, despite having won the popular vote by 1.5 points – the smallest margin for any successful presidential candidate since Richard Nixon in 1968.Trump’s second term has already seen him initiate sweeping mass layoffs of federal employees, and mobilize officers from nearly every federal law enforcement agency and the US military to carry out his campaign promise of mass deportations. He has rattled Europe and other American allies with his pursuit of a peace deal to end Russia’s war in Ukraine on terms preferential to Moscow. Continue reading...

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3 w. ago Leader of UK’s black police officers under investigation over tweet

Exclusive: Andy George says misconduct inquiry over tweet about Chris Kaba case officer ‘stifles free speech’The leader of Britain’s black and Asian police officers has been placed under investigation over a tweet.Ch Insp Andy George, the president of the National Black Police Association, said the decision to place him under a misconduct investigation “sends a chilling message” and “stifles free speech”. Continue reading...

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