New Delhi, April 10 -- The Donald Trump administration will deny immigration benefits for antisemitic activity on social media and harassment of Jews, a federal agency announcement on Wednesday stated.

"Today, US Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) will begin considering aliens' antisemitic activity on social media and the physical harassment of Jewish individuals as grounds for denying immigration benefit requests," the federal agency said.

The order comes into effect immediately, and the social media activities of immigrants who request benefits, including those who apply for lawful permanent resident status, foreign students and people affiliated with educational institutions, will be verified.

The agency will consider soci...