State Department Halts Student Visa Interviews for Social Media Screening
WASHINGTON—TheStateDepartmenthashaltedtheschedulingofnewvisainterviewsforforeignstudentshopingtostudyinthe U.S. while itpreparestoexpandthescreeningoftheiractivityonsocialmedia, officialssaid.
華盛頓——官員表示，美國國務院已暫停為希望赴美留學的外國學生安排新的簽證面試，同時準備擴大對他們在社群媒體上的活動的審查。
A U.S. official saidTuesdaythesuspensionisintendedtobetemporaryanddoesnotapplytoapplicantswhoalreadyhadscheduledtheirvisainterviews.
一名美國官員週二表示，暫停簽證申請只是暫時的，並不適用於已經安排簽證面試的申請人。
Theofficialspokeonconditionofanonymitytodiscussaninternaladministrationdocument.
由於討論的是內部管理文件，該官員要求匿名。
AcablesignedbySecretaryofStateMarcoRubioandobtainedbyThesaystheStateDepartmentplanstoissueguidanceonexpandedsocialmediavetting.
美國國務院獲得的一份由國務卿馬可·盧比奧簽署的電報稱，美國國務院計劃發布關於擴大社交媒體審查的指導意見。
“Effectiveimmediately, inpreparationforanexpansionofrequiredsocialmediascreeningandvetting, consulatesectionsshouldnotaddanyadditionalstudentorexchangevisitorvisaappointmentcapacity”untiltheguidanceisissued, thecablesays.
電報稱，“為準備擴大社交媒體篩選和審查範圍，即日起，各領事館部門不應增加任何額外的學生或交流訪客簽證預約容量”，直至指南發布。
AskedaboutthesuspensionatabriefingTuesday, StateDepartmentspokespersonTammyBrucesaidthe U.S. uses everyavailableresourcetovetpeopleapplyingforvisas.
美國國務院發言人塔米布魯斯在周二的新聞發布會上被問及暫停簽證一事時表示，美國將利用一切可用資源審查簽證申請人。
Themove, firstreportedbyPolitico, isthelatestintheTrumpadministration’scrackdownoninternationalstudents.
這項措施最早由 Politico 報道，是川普政府打擊國際學生的最新舉措。
Lastweek, theTrumpadministrationrevokedHarvardUniversity’sabilitytoenrollinternationalstudents, removingthecollegefromtheprogramthatallowsschoolstosponsorforeignstudentsforvisas.
上週，川普政府取消了哈佛大學招收國際學生的資格，將該校從允許學校贊助外國學生簽證的計畫中剔除。
Thisspringtheadministrationalsorevokedthelegalstatusofthousandsofinternationalstudentsalreadyinthecountry, leadingsometoleavethe U.S. out offearofdeportation.
今年春天，美國政府也取消了數千名已在美國的國際學生的合法身份，導致其中一些學生因害怕被驅逐出境而離開美國。
Aftermanystudentsfiledsuccessfullegalchallenges, theadministrationsaiditwasrestoringthestudents’legalstatus.
在許多學生成功提起法律訴訟後，校方表示將恢復這些學生的合法身分。
Butthegovernmentalsoexpandedthegroundsforterminatinginternationalstudents’legalstatusgoingforward.
但政府也擴大了終止國際學生合法身分的理由。
PresidentDonaldTrump’spreviousadministrationsteppedupscrutinyofallvisaapplicants, introducingreviewsoftheirsocialmediaaccounts.
唐納德·特朗普總統的前政府加強了對所有簽證申請人的審查，並對他們社交媒體帳戶進行審查。
ThepolicyremainedduringPresidentJoeBiden’sadministration.
這項政策在喬·拜登總統執政期間一直有效。
Anextendedpauseinschedulingstudentvisascouldleadtodelaysthatmaydisruptcollege, boarding-schoolorexchangestudents’planstoenrollinsummerandfallterms.
延長學生簽證的發放暫停時間可能會導致延誤，從而擾亂大學、寄宿學校或交換生在夏季和秋季入學的計劃。
Adownturninenrollmentofinternationalstudentscouldhurtuniversitybudgets.
國際學生入學人數的下降可能會影響大學預算。
Tomakeupforcutsinfederalresearchfunding, somecollegesshiftedtoenrollingmoreinternationalstudents, whooftenpayfulltuition.
為了彌補聯邦研究經費的削減，一些大學開始招收更多的國際學生，這些學生通常支付全額學費。
The’educationcoveragereceivesfinancialsupportfrommultipleprivatefoundations.
其教育覆蓋範圍得到了多家私人基金會的資金支持。
is solelyresponsibleforallcontent.
對所有內容負全部責任。
Find’sstandardsforworkingwithphilanthropies, alistofsupportersandfundedcoverageareasat .org.
在 .org 上尋找與慈善事業合作的標準、支持者名單和資助覆蓋範圍。
WASHINGTON — The State Department has halted the scheduling of new visa interviews for foreign students hoping to study in the U.S. while it prepares to expand the screening of their activity on social media, officials said.
A U.S. official said Tuesday the suspension is intended to be temporary and does not apply to applicants who already had scheduled their visa interviews.
The official spoke on condition of anonymity to discuss an internal administration document.
A cable signed by Secretary of State Marco Rubio and obtained by The says the State Department plans to issue guidance on expanded social media vetting.
“Effective immediately, in preparation for an expansion of required social media screening and vetting, consulate sections should not add any additional student or exchange visitor visa appointment capacity” until the guidance is issued, the cable says.
Asked about the suspension at a briefing Tuesday, State Department spokesperson Tammy Bruce said the U.S. uses every available resource to vet people applying for visas.
The move, first reported by Politico, is the latest in the Trump administration’s crackdown on international students.
Last week, the Trump administration revoked Harvard University’s ability to enroll international students, removing the college from the program that allows schools to sponsor foreign students for visas.
This spring the administration also revoked the legal status of thousands of international students already in the country, leading some to leave the U.S. out of fear of deportation.
After many students filed successful legal challenges, the administration said it was restoring the students’ legal status.
But the government also expanded the grounds for terminating international students’ legal status going forward.
President Donald Trump’s previous administration stepped up scrutiny of all visa applicants, introducing reviews of their social media accounts.
The policy remained during President Joe Biden’s administration.
An extended pause in scheduling student visas could lead to delays that may disrupt college, boarding-school or exchange students’ plans to enroll in summer and fall terms.
A downturn in enrollment of international students could hurt university budgets.
To make up for cuts in federal research funding, some colleges shifted to enrolling more international students, who often pay full tuition.
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