The US State Department has directed American diplomats to start reviewing the LinkedIn pages and resumes of H-1B visa applicants, warning that anyone tied to what Washington calls censorship of protected speech in the United States could be denied entry, according to Reuters .

H-1B visas are lifelines for US tech companies that draw heavily from India and China. Many industry leaders backed Donald Trump last year, betting on a business-friendly environment even as immigration rules tightened. Now they face a new layer of vetting that the Trump administration says is aimed at defending free expression, Reuters reported.

SCRUTINY OF CONTENT-RELATED ROLES

According to the December 2 cable, consular officers must examine whether applicants or their accompanying family members have worked

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