WASHINGTON, D.C. — The United States is conducting a comprehensive review of more than 55 million visa holders, a process that reports claim might affect at least five million visas issued to Indian nationals. 

A State Department spokesperson told the Associated Press that visa holders will be subject to “continuous vetting” to determine if they have violated the conditions of their entry or stay.

Visas will be subject to revocation if authorities find indications of “overstays, criminal activity, threats to public safety, engaging in any form of terrorist activity, or providing support to a terrorist organization,” an official said.

As part of this review, prospective students and visitors will also undergo social media checks for any signs of “hostility toward the citizens, culture, government, institutions, or founding principles of the United States.”

A spokesperson for U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services, Matthew Tragesser, stated that “America’s benefits should not be given to those who despise the country and promote anti-American ideologies,” adding that the agency is committed to “implementing policies” that “root out anti-Americanism.”

The administration has also temporarily revoked the legal status of over 500,000 migrants and has vowed to end birthright citizenship.

@India-West News Desk