The Trump administration has ordered increased vetting of applicants for H-1B visas for highly skilled workers, with anyone involved in “censorship” of free speech considered for rejection, according to a State Department cable seen by Reuters.

H-1B visas are crucial for US tech companies which recruit heavily from countries including India and China. Many of those companies’ leaders threw their support behind Trump in the last presidential election. The cable, sent to all US missions on December 2, orders US consular officers to review resumes or LinkedIn profiles of H-1B applicants - and family members who would be traveling with them - to see if they have worked in areas that include activities such as misinformation, disinformation, content moderation, fact-checking, compliance and on

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