The Biden administration’s review of the use of social media identifiers in visa vetting
Documents released in our FOIA lawsuit for records related to the Presidential Proclamation 10141 Section 3 report.
On his first day in office, President Biden issued Presidential Proclamation 10141, titled “Ending Discriminatory Bans on Entry to the United States.” Section 3 of the Proclamation ordered the Secretary of State, the Secretary of Homeland Security, and the Director of National Intelligence to conduct a review of the use of social media identifiers in the visa vetting process, including an assessment of the efficacy of this practice. This reading room contains all documents produced to date in Knight Institute v. Department of State, et al., a Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) lawsuit the Knight Institute filed on April 12, 2022, seeking records relating to that review.
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Email thread re: SOC from IPC on Implementing PP10141
This email thread includes a Summary of Conclusions from the February 4, 2021 Interagency Policy Committee meeting on implementing the President's Proclamation on Ending Discriminatory Bans on Entry to The United States. The attachment is not included.
2/6/2023
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IPC on Implementing the Proclamation on Ending Discriminatory Bans: Background Note
IPC document that includes a chart describing which visa restrictions were removed as a result of the proclamation and describing NCTC's role in the revoked EO and PPs.
2/6/2023
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IPC on Implementing the Proclamation on Ending Discriminatory Bans: Scenesetter
IPC document that includes a description of the meeting being hosted by the Transborder Directorate of the National Security Council and a description of the NCTC representative's role at the meeting.
2/6/2023
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U.S. Department of State Form entitled "Supplemental Questions for Visa Applicants."
Form entitled "Supplemental Questions for Visa Applicants," which instructs the applicant filling out the form to provide social media user names under section "Social Media."
2/6/2023
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Form/template entitled "Current Use of Social Media Identifiers in Screening and Vetting."
Blank form/template.
9/27/2022
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Discussion Paper
The draft discussion paper is redacted except for a paragraph identifying an outstanding issue as the need to "[e]stablish shared core principles across the USG that serve as a general and flexible framework for collection."
10/14/2022
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Document describing the creation of Form DS-5535 and the revision of Forms DS-160 and DS-260.
10/14/2022
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Interagency/Multilateral Agenda for [Redacted]
Document is almost entirely redacted.
11/15/2022
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Charts entitled "Proclamation on Ending Discriminatory Bans on Entry to the United States (PP 10141)," "Executive Order on Rebuilding and Enhancing Programs to Resettle Refugees and Planning for the Impact of Climate Change on Migration (EO #14013)," and
Charts created to facilitate implementation of a presidential proclamation and executive order, describing action items, points of contact, next steps, and progress made.
2/6/2023
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Description of the Current Screening and Vetting Procedures for Those Seeking Immigrant and Nonimmigrant Entry to the United States
Blank template
2/6/2023