The Trump administration is also considering a policy requiring foreign student visa applicants to undergo social media screening.

Embassies were directed to temporarily stop scheduling new student visa interviews while the Trump Administration considers increased vetting of applicants’ social media.

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

By Tom Little and Sam Tabahriti COPENHAGEN (Reuters) -When Alfred Williamson packed his bags to travel to Denmark for summer break after a whirlwind first year at Harvard University, he could not wait to return.

The Trump administration on Tuesday stopped scheduling new interviews for international students seeking visas to study in the United States as the State Department prepares for expanded social media screening of applicants, according to an internal cable seen by NBC News.

US Secretary of State Marco Rubio announced visa restrictions on foreign officials and other individuals who “censor Americans,” including those who target American technology companies, as the Trump administration steps up a confrontation with other countries over their social media policies.

Secretary of State Marco Rubio announced a new visa policy targeting foreign officials who "are responsible for censorship of protected expression in the United States."