State Department establishes task force to end ‘birth tourism’
The task force will target visa fraud and criminal networks as the agency says more than 600 birth tourism visas have already been revoked.
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State Department Announces Task Force to Crack Down on ‘Birth Tourism’
The State Department on Wednesday announced the creation of a task force dedicated to cracking down on "birth tourism," namely the practice of traveling to the United States to give birth to secure the benefits of citizenship for the child. Traveling to the U.S. for the primary purpose of giving birth is illegal, though the Supreme Court's recent ruling on birthright citizenship has left the government with little recourse should an alien succee…
The Trump administration has set up a team to stop "birth tourism" in the United States, according to the American media The Hill. The measure is part of President Donald Trump's own intention to limit access to citizenship by birth, after having made the issue one of the central axes of his electoral campaign.
The U.S. State Department announced on Wednesday (August 12) that it has established a special task force to eliminate "birth tourism," more effectively implement President Trump's executive order on birthright citizenship signed last week, and protect the meaning and value of American citizenship.
The U.S. State Department announced Wednesday the creation of a task force to combat birth tourism, a measure aimed at identifying foreigners who use tourist visas to travel to the United States to give birth and obtain U.S. citizenship for their children. The new unit will review the activities and travel histories of visa holders in various countries to detect potential cases of birth tourism, revoke the documents of those who participate in o…
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