Trump administration targets birth tourism with visa curbs: Who could face restrictions under new policy
Secretary of State Marco Rubio has announced a new visa restriction policy targeting people who knowingly engage in or facilitate commercial birth tourism.
The United States has announced new visa restrictions targeting individuals and businesses involved in commercial "birth tourism." Secretary of State Marco Rubio announced the policy on September 23, stating the measure aims to curb networks that facilitate foreign nationals traveling to the U.S. to give birth primarily for the purpose of obtaining U.S. citizenship for their children.
The policy targets owners, operators, and managers of commercial birth-tourism networks, visa "fixers" who coach applicants to commit fraud, foreign medical providers involved in such arrangements, and other people who support or enable commercial birth tourism. The State Department emphasized that the restrictions are aimed at individuals who knowingly engage in, have engaged in, or facilitate commercial birth tourism.
The policy builds on existing restrictions, which prohibit travel to the U.S. primarily to give birth to obtain citizenship for a child. The new policy specifically targets people and businesses involved in facilitating these arrangements, rather than creating a blanket visa restriction on pregnant foreign nationals.
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