Rubio announces new visa curbs on birth tourism networks
The policy targets operators, fixers and medical providers, and officials say commercial birth-tourism networks have charged foreign nationals tens of thousands of dollars.
- On Wednesday, Secretary of State Marco Rubio announced new visa restrictions targeting individuals who "engage in or facilitate" birth tourism, hours before Chinese President Xi Jinping arrives for a three-day state visit.
- The policy, established under Section 212 of the Immigration and Nationality Act, targets commercial birth-tourism networks, visa "fixers" who coach applicants to commit fraud, and foreign medical providers who knowingly facilitate such travel.
- Rubio stated the administration is using "every tool at our disposal" to protect American public benefits and safeguard national security, following an August executive order by President Donald Trump directing agencies to combat the practice.
- Chinese nationals have often featured in birth-tourism investigations, though the administration says the restrictions apply broadly to facilitators rather than targeting any single nation.
- Xi Jinping arrives Wednesday evening for a summit with Trump covering AI, tariffs, rare earth minerals, and fentanyl exports, marking his first state visit to Washington in over a decade.
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