Fearing a civil liberties backlash and “bad public relations” for the Obama administration, Homeland Security Secretary Jeh Johnson refused in early 2014 to end a secret U.S. policy that prohibited immigration officials from reviewing the social media messages of all foreign citizens applying for U.S. visas, a former senior department official said. “During that time […]
Secret US Policy Blocks Agents From Looking at Social Media of Visa Applicants, Former Official Says
December 14, 2015 by Brian Ross Rhonda, Schwartz James Gordon and Meek Josh Margolin
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