
State Department reportedly orders visa denials tied to speech censorship as Trump team slams Europe
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Report says the State Department orders visa denials for applicants involved in U.S. speech censorship, with special scrutiny for H-1B tech workers under new Trump administration policy.
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According to the cable cited by Reuters, officers should "pursue a finding that the applicant is ineligible" if they uncover evidence the individual was "responsible for, or complicit in, censorship or attempted censorship of protected expression in the United States."
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