Under new guidelines, the Department of Homeland Security can reject green card applications from individuals expressing extremist anti-Israel and anti-American views, according to the New York Times. The guidelines reflect the implementation of a directive to screen green card applicants for anti-American and antisemitic views, citing demonization of Israel as a potentially disqualifying factor. The U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) will consider antisemitic activity on social media and harassment of Jewish individuals as grounds for denying immigration benefit requests. The aim is to protect the homeland from extremists and terrorist aliens, including those who support antisemitic terrorism.