Citing impending implementation of enhanced due diligence protocols concerning applicants' digital footprints, the State Department has temporarily suspended scheduling new visa interviews for prospective foreign students, a moratorium that expressly exempts those with pre-existing appointments; a directive disseminated via cable, bearing the imprimatur of Secretary of State Rubio, mandates consular sections refrain from scheduling further student visa appointments pending the issuance of comprehensive guidelines on expanded social media vetting, a measure evocative of the preceding administration's crackdown on international students – exemplified by the rescission of Harvard University's authorization to enroll international students and the revocation of legal status for myriad international students already within US borders – and the continuation by the current executive branch of the policy of granular scrutiny of visa applicants' social media presences, the ramifications of which portend potential disruptions to matriculation plans for summer and fall terms and attendant budgetary repercussions for institutions of higher education reliant on international student enrollment.