US Uses AI to Ban Student Visas Over ‘Hamas Support’—Here’s What You Need to Know

Photo credit: AFP / Pablo Vera. Article by Andrea Tode Jimenez. International Business Times – March 12, 2025. Originally published by IBTimes UK.

The US State Department has begun using artificial intelligence (AI) to revoke visas for international students it perceives as Hamas supporters. This follows an executive order from President Donald Trump to cancel visas and deport ‘Hamas sympathizers’. Senior officials have named the initiative ‘Catch and Revoke’, according to Axios. […]

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