CBP Announces Plan to Look at Foreign Tourists' Social Media Activity Prior to U.S. Entry

For months now, foreigners and even dual citizens have been worried about how their social media histories might affect their ability to travel freely to and from the U.S. It’s increasingly clear that the answer is a lot .

On Tuesday at the Federal Register, U.S. Customs and Border Patrol posted a proposed policy tweak : It now plans to dig around in tourists’ social media histories before letting them enter, even if they’re coming from some of the least scrutinized countries in the world.

According to its statement CBP “invites the public to comment” on a series of newly proposed

changes. Here’s number 3:

“3. Mandatory Social Media:

In order to comply with the January 2025 Executive Order 14161 (Protecting the United States From Foreign Terrorists and Other National Security an