The Trump administration is directing immigration officials to screen for "anti-Americanism" in certain immigration applications, expanding the grounds that can be used to deny applications for green cards, work permits and other benefits.

The policy was announced on Tuesday by U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services.

The guidance directs officials to investigate whether applicants have "endorsed, promoted, supported or otherwise espoused anti-American views," including on social media.

It isn't immediately clear what USCIS will consider "anti-American," but the agency said it will make determinations based on a provision in immigration law that bans people from becoming U.S. citizens if they advocate for communism, totalitarianism, violence against officials or the overthrow of the U

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