US Revokes over 600 Visas in One Month in Birth Tourism Crackdown: Rubio
Marco Rubio said the effort targets visa fraud and organized networks, with the department taking action against hundreds of foreign nationals.
- On Wednesday, Secretary of State Marco Rubio announced the State Department revoked more than 600 visas targeting "birth tourism" networks that the Trump administration says are exploiting America's immigration laws.
- The Birth Tourism Prevention Task Force was recently established to identify and dismantle networks facilitating visa fraud by individuals concealing their true travel intentions when applying for entry.
- Rubio alleged that criminal organizations are profiting from "calculated exploitation" of immigration policy, coaching foreigners to defraud the visa system and forge documents to secure citizenship for their children.
- New directives grant the State and Homeland Security departments authority to permanently bar individuals involved in facilitating these schemes, as the unit continues reviewing visa holder activities.
- The Supreme Court ruled 6-3 in Trump v. Barbara that the 14th Amendment guarantees birthright citizenship, rejecting executive orders that sought to limit this constitutional protection weeks earlier.
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Key news items from VOA's "Today's Focus" on August 14, 2026, include: President Trump: The US has "complete control" of the Strait of Hormuz; US military announces the formation of a multinational drone task force; Hagerses: The US military can maintain a maritime blockade against Iran indefinitely; Targeting "birth tourism," the US State Department establishes a special task force and has already revoked more than 600 visas for foreign citizen…
US Secretary of State Marco Rubio has taken strict action against birth tourism, revoking more than 600 visas. The State Department, the Department of Homeland Security, and other agencies have formed a Birth Tourism Prevention Task Force.
State Department Creates Task Force to Go After Birth Tourism
The Trump administration's State Department announced that it had created a task force that is working to end birth tourism and is also working to ensure that migrants with nonimmigrant visas are being used "for their lawful and intended purposes." The post State Department Creates Task Force to Go After Birth Tourism appeared first on Breitbart.
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Secretary of State Marco Rubio announced Wednesday that the State Department has revoked more than 600 visas in a major new effort targeting organized “birth tourism” operations that exploit U.S. immigration laws. Rubio declared on X that “American citizenship is not for sale.” The Trump administration is cracking down on networks that help foreign nationals travel to America specifically to give birth so their children automatically receive U.S…
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