And also: "Masking: Individuals may decide to mask based on their own circumstances and their preferences. Such decisions should be respected."

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Today, we sent a letter to Johnson reminding him that the First Amendment does not tolerate discrimination on the basis of viewpoint by government officials and that they cannot block critics at public forums, in-person or online. Read the letter: knightcolumbia.org/documents/t1...

So when public comments open, tell USCIS you oppose the Trump admin’s latest efforts to surveil speech on social media.

And the Biden admin rejected a previous DHS proposal to extend those requirements because the agency had failed to “adequately demonstrate the practical utility of collecting this information.”

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And all for what? The Biden admin held onto the State Dep’t requirements despite internal views that they added “no value” to visa vetting efforts.

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Because it would apply to even more people who already live in the United States—including people applying for citizenship—the USCIS proposal is even more clearly unconstitutional than its State Dep’t predecessor.

Social media disclosure requirements deny the rights of anonymous speech and private association, and they chill the exercise of free speech and free association more broadly.

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