The US State Department is planning to use artificial intelligence to revoke visas of foreign students who are perceived as supporters of the Hamas terror group, Axios reports, citing senior State Department officials.
The AI-fueled “Catch and Revoke” effort will include AI-assisted reviews of tens of thousands of student visa holders’ social media accounts, the news website reports.
At the same time, officials will also launch a probe into whether any visa holders were arrested but allowed to stay in the country during former US president Joe Biden’s administration, the report adds.
Axios says officials are checking news reports of demonstrations against Israel’s policies and Jewish students’ lawsuits highlighting foreign nationals allegedly engaging in antisemitism.
It says the State Department will work in cooperation with the Department of Justice and the Department of Homeland Security to carry out the plan.
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