Starting December 15, H-1B visa applicants and their dependents must make their social media profiles public before consular interviews. This requirement, outlined by the US State Department, aims to vet potential threats to national security. Immigration officers will review online presence, looking for signs of hostility toward the US and its institutions. This policy raises major privacy and security concerns, exposing applicants to risks like doxxing and targeted attacks. The H-1B program allows US companies to hire foreign workers in specialty fields, processing around 400,000 visas last year. When including family members, this affects over a million people. Many of these workers are employed by sensitive sectors, including defense and technology. By making their personal information public, these individuals become targets for foreign adversaries. Attackers can use the information gleaned from social media for various malicious purposes, from spear-phishing to extortion, thereby compromising both the applicants' safety and the organizations they work for. Deleting social media accounts is risky, as it can raise suspicion among immigration officials. Instead, applicants are advised to carefully review their posts, removing any content that might reveal personal details or sensitive opinions before making their profiles public. The irony is that while genuine applicants are forced into vulnerability, potential spies are likely using fake accounts to avoid detection. This policy could unintentionally create more security risks instead of mitigating them.