Secretary of State Marco Rubio on Friday ordered more scrutiny of the social-media profiles of any foreigners seeking to visit Harvard University, telling US consular officers that applicants’ lack of an online presence might be enough evidence to deny a visa.

The State Department’s reorganization plans will cut or consolidate more than 300 of the agency’s offices and bureaus as part of a massive overhaul seeking to streamline the department and cut red tape.

Secretary of State Marco Rubio announced Wednesday a new visa restriction policy targeting foreign officials who he says are complicit in censoring what Americans say online.

Dearborn Heights Dr. Nidal Jboor was arrested during a senate hearing while Secretary of State Marco Rubio spoke.

The Trump State Department took aim at foreign authorities "complicit" in censoring Americans' free speech by imposing new visa restrictions.

El secretario de Estado, Marco Rubio, intensificó el viernes la presión sobre la Universidad de Harvard al ordenar un escrutinio aún más riguroso de los perfiles en redes sociales de cualquier extranjero que solicite una visa para visitar la institución.

The secretary of state rejected convincing evidence documented in news reports and by disease modelers. “That question about people dying around the world is an unfair one.”

Public institutions in Arizona, California, Illinois, Michigan and Texas rank among the top destinations for international students.