The State Department says operators use visa fraud to secure US citizenship for foreign-born children
The US State Department has announced a global crackdown on what it describes as illegal “birth tourism” schemes.
The effort involves revoking hundreds of visas and dismantling networks in Africa and Europe that allegedly helped foreign nationals travel to the US to give birth and obtain citizenship for their children.
“No foreigner is permitted to obtain a visitor visa for the primary purpose of acquiring US citizenship for a child by giving birth in the US,” the State Department wrote on X on Wednesday, announcing the crackdown.
While it is…
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