I suppose it is fitting that the JD Vance meme is now the symbol of the Trump administration’s message of ignorance it wants to send to the world. Tourists are suspect, and they will be denied entry to the United States is you have silly, anti-Trump memes on your cellphone.
Source: Dublin Live
Labour leader Ivana Bacik held up a copy of the JD Vance “baby meme” in the Dáil chamber to raise concerns about new US visa social media checks for students.
The US Embassy in Dublin confirmed on Monday that Irish students applying for certain US visas will be instructed to set their social media profiles to public as part of a new “comprehensive and thorough” vetting process. Following a pause, it confirmed that it will shortly resume taking applications for J, F and M visas, all used by students travelling to the US to study and work.
Applicants must provide all usernames they have used in the last five years on their application forms, amid a warning that “omitting social media information could lead to visa denial and ineligibility for future visas”. Earlier this week, a 21-year-old Norwegian tourist claimed he was denied entry to the United States and harassed by ICE agents after they discovered a meme about US Vice President JD Vance on his phone.
