The Trump administration has temporarily halted new student visa interviews worldwide. This pause, impacting F, M, and J visa applicants, allows the State Department to expand social media screening of international students. The move affects new applications, not those already scheduled. Over 1.1 million international students, many from Asia, attend US universities annually. This action follows previous crackdowns on universities and students perceived as critical of Israeli actions in Gaza.

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