{
  "id": 16731996,
  "title": "How to Hide Your Baby From the Government",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/27/how-to-hide-your-baby-from-the-government",
  "topic": "tech",
  "section": "Tech",
  "published": "2026-10-27T10:00:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Wired",
    "slug": "wired",
    "url": "https://www.wired.com/story/the-rise-of-sovereign-babies/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Influencers are promoting a new trend among parents: raising children without registering their births or obtaining government-issued identification. LaHargoue, an influencer with a \"sovereign baby\" concierge service, claims that her children, born in the United States, travel without birth certificates or Social Security numbers. This practice aligns with the sovereign citizen movement, a group of anti-government activists who believe they are not subject to US laws. LaHargoue sells a package for $497 that provides instructions on obtaining passports for children based on \"nationality\" rather than \"citizenship,\" and a more comprehensive $997 package for personalized guidance. With a growing number of influencers offering similar services, the movement has expanded beyond traditional anti-government activism to include alternative methods of child identification and education. Family law attorney Adam Bojak has observed an increase in cases involving sovereign children in recent years, a trend he attributes to the social and emotional disruptions caused by the COVID-19 pandemic. The rise of homeschooling and \"world schooling\" may also contribute to this phenomenon, as some parents reject conventional education systems and seek alternative ways to raise their children.",
  "summary": "“Sovereign citizens” think they can live beyond the reach of the state. Now the movement has influencers—and they’re selling all sorts of anarchist courses to expectant families.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
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  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}