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Immigration officers have a lot of power in deciding whether to grant foreigners long-term permanent residence in the US. (Unsplash\/Representational Image)<\/p>\nThe Trump administration has ordered US government agencies to deny green cards to immigrants that express views critical of the Israeli government or its policies. Green cards are documents that allow immigrants to live legally in the US and gain a path to citizenship.<\/p>\n
Immigration officers have a lot of power in deciding whether to grant foreigners long-term permanent residence in the US. (Unsplash\/Representational Image)<\/p>\n
The Trump administration <\/a>directive says that green card applicants will be vetted for anti-American and \u201canti-semitic\u201d views, and can be denied a green card for posting criticism of Israel <\/a>on social media, participating in pro-Palestinian protests and desecrating the American flag, according to internal Department of Homeland Security training materials reviewed by The New York Times.<\/p>\n Also read: H-1B scare: Bill moved in US Cong to pause visa programme for 3 years. What it means for Indians<\/a><\/p>\n The directive includes criticism of Israel as a factor that can disqualify immigrants from receiving green cards. The documents reviewed by The New York Times show examples of questionable speech, including a social media post that declares \u201cStop Israeli Terror in Palestine\u201d and shows the Israeli flag crossed out. Critics of the Trump administration\u2019s moves say that it has conflated opposition to Israeli government policies with anti-semitism.<\/p>\n Also read: Can green card seekers be denied for anti-Israel protests? What new USCIS guidance says<\/a><\/p>\n