The US will also ‘enhance scrutiny of all future visa applications’ from China and Hong Kong, the State Department said.

In the 2023-2024 school year, more than 270,000 international students were from China, making up roughly a quarter of all foreign students in the

Secretary of State Marco Rubio announced the US will revoke visas for some Chinese students with ties to the Chinese Communist Party or studying critical fields. This action, coupled with stricter visa guidelines and social media surveillance,

Secretary of State Marco Rubio issued a cable ordering a pause as the department expands its review of applicants’ social media accounts.

China criticized the United States on Wednesday for temporarily halting interviews for new student visas after Secretary of State Marco Rubio reportedly issued the directive this week. On Tuesday, Rubio ordered U.

The Trump administration ordered a hold on any new interviews of foreign student visa applications as it expands the vetting of applicants' social media accounts. Secretary of State Marco Rubio announced Wednesday in a social media post that he is "announcing a new visa restriction policy that will apply to foreign officials and persons who are complicit in censoring Americans.