Thumbs up, or thumbs down: that's the option presented to analysts when the tool Giant Oak Search Technology surfaces content from social media and other sources for ICE to scrutinize.
In this particular case it’s because visa applicants aren’t US citizens, so they’re subject to immigration law which is massively intrusive.
My gf applied for an American tourist visa and had to show bank statements, explain where she’s going and why, get a letter from her employer showing her job is stable, and report every name, job, degree, and home she’d lived in for the last number of years. It was intense.
But we Americans probably want this level of scrutiny because once foreigners are on US soil it’s tough to find the ones who disappear and dont leave when the time’s up.
Social media may very well reveal false visa application details.
This, warrantless searches, patriot act shenanigans, endless other revelations and sadly no one cares
In this particular case it’s because visa applicants aren’t US citizens, so they’re subject to immigration law which is massively intrusive.
My gf applied for an American tourist visa and had to show bank statements, explain where she’s going and why, get a letter from her employer showing her job is stable, and report every name, job, degree, and home she’d lived in for the last number of years. It was intense.
But we Americans probably want this level of scrutiny because once foreigners are on US soil it’s tough to find the ones who disappear and dont leave when the time’s up.
Social media may very well reveal false visa application details.