US sets up task force to end birth tourism, revokes over 600 visas worldwide

By Nkiruka Nnorom The United States government has established a new inter-agency task force to clamp down on birth tourism, a practice where foreign nationals travel to the US primarily to give birth and secure American citizenship for their children. The Birth Tourism Prevention Task Force, announced today by the Dep

The US State Department has established a new global task force to combat birth tourism and has already revoked more than 600 visas.

The Trump administration announced on Wednesday the establishment of a task force to end birth tourism in the latest push to curtail the practice after the Supreme Court recently rejected US President Donald Trump’s attempt to restrict constitutional birthright citizenship. Working alongside the Department of Homeland

The Secretary of State, a birthright citizen, announced a crackdown on birth tourism, revoking more than 600 visas worldwide.