The State Department has ordered U.S. consulates and embassies to start screening the social media accounts of people applying for student visas for antisemitic posts, saying the move is a pilot program that could be expanded to the nation’s colleges and universities. 

In a cable signed by Secretary of State Marco Rubio and sent out Thursday night, consulate officers were told to “conduct a complete screening of the online presence of any nonimmigrant visa applicant seeking to travel to Harvard University for any purpose,” Politico reported Friday.

The policy mainly affects students but also includes guest speakers, researchers, staff, faculty members, and more at the Ivy League university, which has remained under fire for several weeks from President Donald Trump and his administration. 

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