Nearly 900 visas revoked related to birth tourism, U.S. Department of State says
- The Trump administration has revoked nearly 900 visas as part of an escalating crackdown on birth tourism, State Department spokesperson Tommy Pigott announced Friday. The total rose significantly since officials previously reported over 600 revocations.
- Birth tourism involves foreign nationals traveling to the United States primarily to give birth, aiming for their children to obtain citizenship. A 2020 State Department rule authorizes consular officers to deny visitor visas when they suspect childbirth is the primary travel purpose.
- Pigott accused operators of presenting themselves as healthcare providers while coaching applicants to misrepresent their intentions to consular officers. He alleged these networks profit by selling United States citizenship through deception.
- Applicants who provide false information during the visa process face serious immigration consequences, the administration emphasized. Targeting individuals who misrepresent travel intentions, the crackdown aims to deter visa fraud and protect United States citizenship processes.
- Foreign nationals are not categorically barred from traveling to the United States while pregnant, officials clarified. The crackdown focuses on visa fraud and misrepresentation, though the department has not provided a breakdown of revocations by nationality.
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State Department Revokes Hundreds of Visas in Birth Tourism Crackdown
The State Department has launched a global effort to combat alleged visa fraud connected to birth tourism, with more than 750 visas already revoked under a newly created task force.According to Fox News, State Department spokesman Tommy Pigott told the outlet that the initiative, directed under President Donald Trump, relies on U.S. officials and international law enforcement partners to identify travel patterns that may indicate birth tourism o…
Is it legal for a pregnant woman to travel to the United States? By José López Zamorano For The Hispanic Network The Trump administration's new offensive against so-called “birth tourism” places an uncomfortable question at the center of the immigration debate: when is a pregnant woman's trip legitimate tourism and when does it become fraud? President Donald Trump signed an executive order on August 6 instructing the state and national security …
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