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From the article: “(…) officers have been instructed to look for any indication of 'hostility' toward the U.S. or its people, although it did not provide furth
by diegof79 1y ago
From the article:
“(…) officers have been instructed to look for any indication of 'hostility' toward the U.S. or its people, although it did not provide further details of what exactly that could mean.”
When the search is open-ended and under the officer's criteria, anything can be an excuse to revoke a visa. Recently, there was news about a visitor rejected because of a JD Vance meme, so this is not hypothetical. It is also the perfect excuse for racism: If I don’t like your face, then let me do a deep search of any comment or meme that you liked in your social media history.
For example, this comment in a public thread can be read as “hostile,” as I’m implying a critique of the current government. Even if that happens in exceptional cases when the officer has a bad day, it has a chilling effect because you’ll be extremely careful of what you say on Internet forums if your goal is to apply for a visa.
- CGMthrowaway 1y agoNone of that is unique to the present adminstration (not that you said it was), it's been that way at the border for a long time and people have brought up your - valid - concerns before. That said is there any direct evidence of racism in this latest news cycle?
- meragrin_ 1y ago> Recently, there was news about a visitor rejected because of a JD Vance meme, so this is not hypothetical. Everything I've seen indicates the administration and the right love those JD Vance memes. Why would they reject "one of their own"?
- diegof79 1y agoRelated news coverage: https://time.com/7297472/jd-vance-meme-mads-mikkelsen-tourist-denied-entry-cbp-ice/ https://time.com/7297472/jd-vance-meme-mads-mikkelsen-touris... A tourist got his entry denied after a search on his phone. According to the tourist, it was because of that meme. According to the CBP, it was because of his past drug use, and a photo related to that was on his phone. Which one is right? I don’t know. The situation wasn’t clear, so it made the news. Those phone searches are the perfect excuse to deny your entry. The reason for the denial wasn’t apparent, which is why it got to the news (by the way, I read the news a week ago, before the CBP response, which I read while finding you the link to the news). As a foreigner who travels to the US from time to time, that makes me uneasy. It only takes a friend to send a photo or meme through WhatsApp to get you in trouble.
- meragrin_ 1y ago> It only takes a friend to send a photo or meme through WhatsApp to get you in trouble. Does it? The particular meme which was claimed to be the issue is something the administration and people on the right enjoy. I can't see anyone on the side of the administration being vindictive for having that meme. https://x.com/JDVance/status/1898372454235451694 https://x.com/JDVance/status/1898372454235451694 https://youtu.be/ejIPG8-rm7k?si=0nsvoalAz6XvLFE3&t=240 https://youtu.be/ejIPG8-rm7k?si=0nsvoalAz6XvLFE3&t=240 https://youtu.be/pmM6N1XxHjc?si=JO5teQIikHXfXnEW&t=80 https://youtu.be/pmM6N1XxHjc?si=JO5teQIikHXfXnEW&t=80