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State Department resumes visas for foreign students but demands access to their social media

By Matthew Lee, Associated Press

The department says consular officers will be on the lookout for posts and messages that could be deemed hostile to the United States, its government, culture, institutions or founding principles.

Russian-born Harvard researcher describes detention at ICE facility and deportation fears

By Geoff Bennett, Sonia Kopelev

Kseniia Petrova, a Russian scientist at Harvard Medical School, has been detained by ICE since February. She was arrested as she returned to Boston with frog embryo samples. The government says she knowingly failed to declare them. Petrova's visa was…

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How Trump’s planned ‘gold card’ visa would work

By Mae Anderson, Associated Press

The program would replace an existing program that offers U.S. visas to investors who spend about $1 million on a company that employs at least 10 people, echoing similar “golden visa ” programs in countries such as Canada, New Zealand,…

WATCH: Trump touts ‘gold card’ immigration visa at Cabinet meeting with Elon Musk

By Associated Press

“If we sell a million, that’s $5 trillion dollars,” President Donald Trump said during the first meeting of his second-term Cabinet, suggesting that the new revenue generated for federal coffers could be used to pay off the country’s debt.

EU tightens visa requirements for Ethiopians over a lack of government cooperation on deportations

By Associated Press

The European Union is tightening visa requirements for people from Ethiopia. It says the government there is not cooperating on the deportation of citizens found to be living illegally in the bloc.

Senators warn more visas are urgently needed for Afghans who aided the U.S. in the war

By Farnoush Amiri, Rebecca Santana, Associated Press

The special immigrant visa program allows eligible Afghans who helped Americans despite risk to themselves and their loved ones to apply for entry into America with their families.

U.S. rolls out visa restriction policy on people who misuse spyware to target journalists, activists

By Aamer Madhani, Frank Bajak, Associated Press

The new policy will apply to individuals who've been involved in the misuse of commercial spyware to target people including journalists, activists, perceived dissidents, members of marginalized communities, or the family members of those who are targeted.

U.S. allows Israeli citizens to travel visa-free, joining a select group of countries

By Rebecca Santana, Associated Press

The decision was announced Wednesday in Washington. It comes despite U.S. concerns about the Israeli government's treatment of Palestinian Americans.

Trudeau says he’s not trying to ‘provoke or cause problems’ as India suspends visa services for Canada

By Ashok Sharma, Krutika Pathi, Associated Press

Ties between Ottawa and New Delhi have plunged to their lowest point in years after Trudeau said there were "credible allegations" of Indian involvement in the assassination of a Sikh separatist leader on its soil.

A cash-for visas scandal hits Poland’s anti-migration government, weeks before elections

By Monika Scislowska, Associated Press

The scandal comes just weeks ahead of parliamentary elections in which Poland's strongly anti-migrant ruling party is hoping to win an unprecedented third term.