Trump administration to vet immigration applications for ‘anti-Americanism’

(Fixes typo in headline)

By Kanishka Singh

WASHINGTON (Reuters) -President Donald Trump’s administration has said it will assess applicants for U.S. work, study and immigration visas for “anti-Americanism” and count any such finding against them, sparking concern about implications for free speech.

The U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services said in a “policy alert” dated Tuesday that it gave immigration officers new guidance on how to exercise discretion in cases where foreign applicants…