India, April 11 -- The United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) announced that it has started scanning visa applicants' social media handles under a new proposal. This means that Instagram, Facebook, X or even TikTok posts can get your visa and Green card application rejected.

"This will immediately affect aliens applying for lawful permanent resident status, foreign students, and aliens affiliated with educational institutions linked to antisemitic activity," the USCIS said in a notice published this week.

On Thursday, a federal judge allowed the Trump administration to move ahead with a requirement that noncitizens in the US must register with the government. The requirement goes into effect on Friday.

The USCIS fur...