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US deploys AI to revoke visas of foreign nationals supporting Hamas: Report
This initiative marks a significant escalation in the US government's monitoring of foreign nationals' behaviour and speech. The effort involves AI-assisted reviews of tens of thousands of student visa holders' social media accounts to identify potential terrorist sympathisers.
Authorities are also monitoring news reports of anti-Israel demonstrations and Jewish student lawsuits involving foreign nationals allegedly engaging in antisemitic behaviour without consequence. A 30 January White House fact sheet related to an executive order targeting antisemitism and "pro-Hamas" activity warned: "To all the resident aliens who joined in the pro-jihadist protests, we put you on notice. Ayoub claimed that the initiative's "blueprint" can be traced to Operation Boulder in 1972, when the Nixon administration infiltrated and surveilled pro-Palestinian groups, violating the rights of both US residents and foreigners.
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