US will start revoking passports for thousands of parents who owe child support, AP learns
The program targets about 2,700 passport holders first and could expand to parents owing more than $2,500, officials said.
- On Friday, the State Department will begin revoking passports for parents owing $100,000 or more in child support, affecting about 2,700 American passport holders based on HHS data.
- The Department plans to expand the program to cover parents owing more than $2,500, a threshold set by a 1996 law, though officials are still collecting data from state agencies.
- Since 1998, the program collected $657 million in arrears, including more than $156 million in over 24,000 lump-sum payments; Assistant Secretary of State for Consular Affairs Mora Namdar called it a "powerful tool."
- While the penalty previously applied only during passport renewals, the Department will now actively revoke documents; those abroad during revocation must visit a United States embassy to obtain emergency travel documents.
- Hundreds of parents have already resolved their arrears since the expansion was reported in Feb, and once debts are settled, individuals can once again enjoy the privilege of a United States passport.
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State Department set to revoke passports of thousands of parents with unpaid child support debt
The U.S. State Department is set to begin revoking the passports of thousands of Americans who owe substantial unpaid child support, according to officials.Revocations will begin Friday and will initially focus on parents who owe $100,000 or more in past-due child support. That group includes about 2,700 passport holders, according to figures supplied by the Department of Health and Human Services.Under Federal law, anyone with more than $2,500 …
U.S. will start revoking passports of thousands of parents who owe child support, AP learns
The U.S. State Department said the revocations would begin Friday and be focused on those who owe $100,000 or more, applying to about 2,700 American passport holders.
US will start revoking passports for thousands of parents who owe child support, AP learns - The Boston Globe
Under the new policy, HHS will inform the State Department of all past-due payments of more than $2,500 and parents in that group with passports will have their documents revoked.
According to the Associated Press report, the measure begins to be implemented on Friday and will have as initial targets people with debts of $100,000 or more
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