US EditionTexas AG Ken Paxton files lawsuit against Houston ‘birth tourism’ center
The lawsuit says the center coached clients on visa timing and travel purpose and claims it facilitated more than 1,000 births.
- On Thursday, April 30, 2026, Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton filed a lawsuit against De Ai Post Partum Care Center, alleging the business operated an illegal "birth tourism" scheme to help foreign nationals secure U.S. citizenship for their children.
- The lawsuit, filed in Fort Bend County, claims the center marketed to Chinese clients on social media and coached women to apply for visas before pregnancy to bypass federal scrutiny and avoid detection.
- Operating for nearly two decades, the business maintained properties in Sugar Land, Houston, Richmond, and Rosenberg, facilitating up to 20 births per day and claiming to have assisted with "1,000+" American-born babies.
- Paxton seeks a permanent injunction to shut down the center and financial damages exceeding $1 million, alleging violations of the Texas Penal Code and Deceptive Trade Practices Act.
- Critics have questioned the lawsuit's timing as Paxton campaigns for the U.S. Senate, while the broader "birthright citizenship" debate stems from Section 1 of the 14th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution.
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Paxton Targets Houston 'Birth Tourism' Scheme
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton filed a lawsuit against a Houston-area “birth tourism” scheme that is allegedly responsible for more than a thousand American-born babies. For nearly twenty years, the De’Ai Postpartum Care Center has served as a “birth tourism” entity marketed toward Chinese clients through social media platforms and websites. The company also teaches clients how to navigate the immigration system and bypass policies when seeki…
How A Chinese ‘Birth Tourism’ Center Has Been Operating In Plain Sight
An alleged Chinese “birth tourism” center — which claims to have facilitated the births of 1,000 American-born babies — has been operating in Texas for nearly two decades.Now, the Lone Star State is trying to stop them.Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton announced a lawsuit Wednesday against the De’Ai Postpartum Care Center in Houston, accusing them of “exploiting birthright citizenship by unlawfully facilitating the invasion of Chinese nationals …
Paxton Sues Houston-Area Care Center Over Alleged ‘Birth Tourism’ Operation › American Greatness
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton filed a lawsuit Wednesday against a Houston-area postpartum care center, alleging it operated an illegal scheme to help foreign nationals […] Source
Texas Attorney General Sues Houston-Area Center Accused of ‘Birth Tourism’ Scheme
The state of Texas has filed a lawsuit against a Houston-area “birth tourism” operation that the Attorney General’s office said has claimed responsibility for “1,000+ American-born babies.” The suit alleges that the long-standing “birth tourism” operation primarily helped foreign nationals from China travel to Texas to give birth in order to secure U.S. citizenship for their children. “America is for Americans, not foreigners trying to cheat the…
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