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Marco Rubio Targets Birth Tourism Networks With Visa Revocations
- 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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US targets birth tourism with new visa curbs
Washington: The United States has announced visa restrictions targeting people who knowingly engage in or facilitate birth tourism, alongside a new public portal to report suspected visa fraud, including fabricated job offers and sham marriages. Secretary of State Marco Rubio said the restrictions would cover participants and commercial networks that arrange travel to the United … Get the latest updates in Hyderabad City News, Technology, Entert…
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