Morell Explains How To Prep Immigration Clients For Social Media Screening

Visa applicants seeking to enter the United States must be prepared to answer for views and remarks expressed on social media. Speaking to Law360, Immigration Partner Avram Morell explained that the Trump administration's new questionnaire for applicants reflects a heightened emphasis on social media screening.

Much information thought to be protected by things like privacy settings is, in fact, accessible by government and law enforcement personnel, Morell said. These entities have special ways of obtaining content posted in public social media forums, and even certain information shared in private forums.

"Certainly, the U.S. government is looking at those types of [information]," Morell told Law360. "We always knew all along that they were looking at social media, but now they've basically stated it as plainly as possible by putting in the form that this is some place that they want to look, and in general, I think, it's a good idea for people to think about