Rubio announces new visa curbs on birth tourism networks
The policy targets owners, operators and fixers, while the new portal lets the public submit anonymous tips for investigation.
- On Wednesday, Secretary of State Marco Rubio announced new visa restrictions targeting individuals who "engage in or facilitate" birth tourism, hours before Chinese President Xi Jinping arrives for a three-day state visit.
- The policy, established under Section 212 of the Immigration and Nationality Act, targets commercial birth-tourism networks, visa "fixers" who coach applicants to commit fraud, and foreign medical providers who knowingly facilitate such travel.
- Rubio stated the administration is using "every tool at our disposal" to protect American public benefits and safeguard national security, following an August executive order by President Donald Trump directing agencies to combat the practice.
- Chinese nationals have often featured in birth-tourism investigations, though the administration says the restrictions apply broadly to facilitators rather than targeting any single nation.
- Xi Jinping arrives Wednesday evening for a summit with Trump covering AI, tariffs, rare earth minerals, and fentanyl exports, marking his first state visit to Washington in over a decade.
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Rubio's Crackdown on Birth Tourism: State Department Expands Visa Restrictions to Target Doctors and Operators
The State Department's Sept. 23 birth tourism visa policy targets network owners, visa fixers and foreign doctors. Here's who is covered and what's unclear.
Learn about the new U.S. visa restrictions against birth tourism and who can be reached by the announced policy.
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