The Trump administration ordered a hold on any new interviews of foreign student visa applications as it expands the vetting of applicants' social media accounts. Secretary of State Marco Rubio announced Wednesday in a social media post that he is "announcing a new visa restriction policy that will apply to foreign officials and persons who are complicit in censoring Americans.

U.S. President Donald Trump's administration has ordered its missions abroad to stop scheduling new appointments for student and exchange visitor visa applicants.

Students around the world are anxious and in limbo, they say, as the Trump administration makes plans to temporarily halt US student visa appointments.