State Dept. to use AI to revoke visas of foreign students who appear "pro-Hamas"

We use cookies and similar methods to recognize visitors and remember their preferences. We may also use them to measure ad campaign effectiveness, target ads, and analyze site traffic. Depending on your location, you may opt-in or opt out of the use of these technologies. Search Secretary of State Marco Rubio speaks with Rep. Jim Jordan (R-Ohio) in Statuary Hall before President Trump's address to Congress on Tuesday. Photo: Alex Wroblewski/AFP via Getty Images Secretary of State Marco Rubio is launching an AI-fueled "Catch and Revoke" effort to cancel the visas of foreign nationals who appear to support Hamas or other designated terror groups, senior State Department officials tell Axios. Why it matters: The effort — which includes AI-assisted reviews of tens of thousands of student visa holders' social media accounts — marks a dramatic escalation in the U.S. government's policing of foreign nationals' conduct and speech. Officials plan to examine internal databases to see whether an

We use cookies and similar methods to recognize visitors and remember their preferences. We may also use them to measure ad campaign effectiveness, target ads, and analyze site traffic. Depending on your location, you may opt-in or opt out of the use of these technologies. Search Secretary of State Marco Rubio speaks with Rep. Jim Jordan (R-Ohio) in Statuary Hall before President Trump's address to Congress on Tuesday. Photo: Alex Wroblewski/AFP via Getty Images Secretary of State Marco Rubio is launching an AI-fueled "Catch and Revoke" effort to cancel the visas of foreign nationals who appea