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<div id='article-page'><div id='article-content' data-media-url='//news-app-staging.s3.amazonaws.com' data-base-url='//news-app-staging.herokuapp.com' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/1769/state_dept_visa.m4a' data-capture-url='//staging.analytics.lingraphica.com/events/capture_news' data-article-title='State Department Directives Describe New Steps for US Visas' data-article-id='2287'><script src='//news-app-staging.herokuapp.com/javascripts/getscripts.js'></script><link rel='stylesheet' href='//news-app-staging.herokuapp.com/stylesheets/article.css' type='text/css' /><div class='article'><p><span data-start-time='0' data-end-time='13333'>The United States has told its diplomats overseas to identify groups whose members should be thoroughly investigated when they request a visa.</span> <span data-start-time='13333' data-end-time='24146'>The State Department sent a series of directives to U.S. embassies and diplomatic offices earlier this month.</span> <span data-start-time='24146' data-end-time='34938'>The department told them to investigate the social media messages and activities of visa applicants.</span> <span data-start-time='34938' data-end-time='48521'>It said officials should be looking for people who are suspected of terrorist ties or of having been in areas controlled by the Islamic State group.</span> <span data-start-time='48521' data-end-time='62688'>Another directive ordered embassies to set up security and intelligence working groups to establish guidance for &ldquo;population sets.&rdquo;</span> <span data-start-time='62688' data-end-time='75438'>It said these measures would identify which people require a detailed investigation before they are permitted in the United States.</span> <span data-start-time='75438' data-end-time='88896'>Even if someone is qualified for a visa, they could still be barred from entering the country if they do not meet the rules set by the working groups.</span> <span data-start-time='88896' data-end-time='101896'>The directives are the first evidence of a Trump administration plan for the &ldquo;extreme vetting&rdquo; of foreigners before they are given visas.</span> <span data-start-time='101896' data-end-time='113229'>Before becoming president, Donald Trump promised such a plan to American voters during the 2016 election campaign.</span> </p></div><div class='control-buttons-sticky' style='display:none;'><div class='control-buttons'><button title='Back' class='back' disabled='disabled'></button><button title='Play' class='play' disabled='disabled'></button><button title='Pause' class='pause' style='display:none;'></button><button title='Forward' class='forward' disabled='disabled'></button><button class='finished-reading' style='display:none;'>Done</button></div></div></div><div id='article-media'><div id='media-image'><img src='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/1769/state_dept_visa.jpg'/></div></div><div id='question-content' style='display:none;'><div class='vocabulary_question question-container' data-question-id=8366 data-hint-location='88896' style='display:none;'><div class='question' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/1769/what_does_extreme_mean.m4a'>What does extreme mean?</div><div class='choices' data-correct-choice='pronounced or excessive'><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/1769/series_of_directives.m4a'><span>series of directives</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/1769/campaign_promise.m4a'><span>campaign promise</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/1769/barred_from_entry.m4a'><span>barred from entry</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/1769/pronounced_or_excessive.m4a'><span>pronounced or excessive</span></div></div></div><div class='multiple_choice_question question-container' data-question-id=8367 data-hint-location='0' style='display:none;'><div class='question' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/1769/when_should_group_members_be_investigated.m4a'>When should group members be investigated?</div><div class='choices' data-correct-choice='when they request a visa'><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/1769/upon_entry.m4a'><span>upon entry</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/1769/if_they_leave_the_country.m4a'><span>if they leave the country</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/1769/when_they_request_a_visa.m4a'><span>when they request a visa</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/1769/when_they_vote.m4a'><span>when they vote</span></div></div></div><div class='sentence_completion_question question-container' data-question-id=8368 data-hint-location='24146' style='display:none;'><div class='question' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/1769/they_were_told_to_investigate_the__blank__of_visa_applicants.m4a'>They were told to investigate the <span class='blank'>social media messages</span> of visa applicants.</div><div class='choices' data-correct-choice='social media messages'><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/1769/terrorist_ties.m4a'><span>terrorist ties</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/1769/social_media_messages.m4a'><span>social media messages</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/1769/security_and_intelligence.m4a'><span>security and intelligence</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/1769/voting_plans.m4a'><span>voting plans</span></div></div></div><div class='question-buttons'><button class='skip-button'></button><button class='hint-button'></button><button class='speak-button'></button></div></div></div>

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