In the Matter of S

1 Analyses of this admin-law by attorneys

  1. Pause Before Posting: Facebook, Social Media and Online Presence Now Further Impacts Immigration

    Harris Beach PLLCSeptember 5, 2019

    If the applicant chooses the option "none" as his or her reply when it is not a truthful answer, the response could expose in certain circumstances the applicant to denial of the application and, worse, potentially to an accusation of fraud or willful misrepresentation if the failure to disclose the information “tends to shut off a line of inquiry which is relevant to … eligibility and which might well have resulted in a proper determination that he or she be inadmissible." (Matter of S- and B-C, 9 I. & N. Dec. 436, at 447.)The application of this new policy is so broad that in some cases, even posts or comments made by other “connections” or “friends” on the applicant’s social media platforms can affect the ability to obtain an immigration benefit or gain admission into the U.S.