US Immigration tightens social media scrutiny for applicants; here’s what we know so far |

If you are planning to apply for a US visa, green card, or citizenship, you may want to be mindful about your social media activities. If reports are to go by, immigrants will now face heightened scrutiny of their social media activity under a newly enforced executive order. The Executive Order 14161 was signed by President Donald Trump on January 20, 2025, where it states that applicants will now have to disclose their social media handles as part of their immigration applications.
As per reports, on March 5, 2025, the US Department of Homeland Security (DHS) issued a formal notification in the Federal Register, detailing the new requirement for immigrants to provide their social media handles. While immigration officers will collect…