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DHS Bars Green-Card Applicants with Anti-Israel Statements

4/27/2026

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The Department of Homeland Security ordered immigration officers to reject green-card applications that contain anti-American or anti-Israel expressions.
Training calls agents “homeland defenders” and instructs officers to flag posts such as “Stop Israeli Terror in Palestine,” maps renaming Israel, and participation in pro-Palestinian campus protests after Oct. 7, 2023.
White House spokeswoman Abigail Jackson said the rule aims to protect institutions, safety, national security and freedoms, not to limit free speech.

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The Department of Homeland Security ordered immigration officers to reject green-card applications that contain anti-American or anti-Israel expressions.
Training calls agents “homeland defenders” and instructs officers to flag posts such as “Stop Israeli Terror in Palestine,” maps renaming Israel, and participation in pro-Palestinian campus protests after Oct. 7, 2023.
White House spokeswoman Abigail Jackson said the rule aims to protect institutions, safety, national security and freedoms, not to limit free speech.