State Department Ends Scams That Sent Hundreds Of Pregnant Women To US To Exploit Birthplace Citizenship: ‘Consular officers — working with law enforcement and using data analytics — identified several networks abusing the system and put a stop to it.’; US Visa Update: Trump Admin Outlines Crackdown on Birth Tourism

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State Department Ends Scams That Sent Hundreds Of Pregnant Women To US To Exploit Birthplace Citizenship:

‘Consular officers — working with law enforcement and using data analytics — identified several networks abusing the system and put a stop to it.’

The United States has shut down multiple birth tourism networks across Europe and Africa, the State Department announced Wednesday, stating, “No foreigner is permitted to obtain a visitor visa for the primary purpose of acquiring U.S. citizenship for a child by giving birth in the U.S.”

According to the State Department, the networks have been trying to ship hundreds of pregnant foreign nationals into the United States homeland so they can give birth there and gain citizenship for the child. Foreigners who do so can then use the child’s citizenship as an anchor to stay in the country.

“A U.S. visa is a privilege, not a right. The State Department is taking action around the world to stop this abuse, dismantle birth tourism networks, and hold accountable those who try to scam our system,” the State Department said on social media.

A U.S. embassy in West Africa found what the State Department called a “sophisticated birth tourism network” where more than 100 foreigners were “using fraudulent documents and visa ‘fixers'” to obtain access to the United States. The department said they “shut it down,” revoked the visas, and are working with local governments to identify and stop any other operations.

In a similar fashion a U.S. embassy in North Africa revoked more than 100 visas for parents who came to the U.S. for the purposes of giving birth and accessing U.S. citizenship. “Consular officers — working with law enforcement and using data analytics — identified several networks abusing the system and put a stop to it,” the department stated.

Embassy officials in Europe discovered more than 400 cases of suspected birth tourism dating back to 2024 and traced them to “at least six companies that coached applicants on what to say in their visa interview, arranged U.S. housing, and set up delivery plans,” the State Department said, adding that they shut those operations down as well and “permanently banned several fraudsters from ever traveling to the United States again.”

Birth tourism is yet another fraud scheme perpetrated by Third-Worlders who see the United States as a suicidally empathetic ATM, ripe for cultural invasion. More than half of all immigrants, and an even larger percentage of illegal immigrants, sap U.S. public welfare systems of billions of dollars, forcing Americans to be bled dry paying for their own replacement.

Birth tourism only works because of a nonsense interpretation of the 14th Amendment that allows so-called “birthright citizenship” (a.k.a birthplace citizenship), skewing the amendment to mean that anyone from anywhere who happens to be born on American soil is automatically a U.S. citizen. --->READ MORE HERE

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US Visa Update: Trump Admin Outlines Crackdown on Birth Tourism:

The Trump administration on Wednesday escalated its global crackdown on “birth tourism,” with the State Department detailing a series of enforcement actions targeting foreign nationals accused of using U.S. visitor visas to secure citizenship for their children.

In a series of posts on X, the State Department said it is “defending the integrity of U.S. citizenship” by shutting down networks that help pregnant travelers enter the United States under false pretenses, warning that visas will be denied or revoked if childbirth is the primary purpose of travel.

The posts outlining more than 600 cases underscore a broader immigration push that has intensified scrutiny of visa applicants worldwide, particularly those suspected of misrepresenting their intent during consular interviews.

The announcement comes as the Trump administration has also tightened scrutiny across other visa programs, including H‑1B visas, as part of a broader effort to curb what officials describe as fraud and misuse in the immigration system.

Dr. John C. Eastman of The Claremont Institute, who has advocated for changes to birthright citizenship at the Supreme Court, told Newsweek that the cases outlined make an argument for the changes made by the administration.

"The State Department’s recent exposé and revocation of fraudulent visas is further evidence of the need for President Trump’s Executive Order, correcting the misunderstanding of the 14th Amendment’s citizenship clause, which was never intended to apply to temporary or illegal visitors to this Country," Eastman said.

"The birth tourism scam may be the most high-profile abuse, but the problem is much larger, and unless fixed, our very sovereignty and 'consent of the governed' cornerstone principle will be at risk."

David Bier, the director of immigration studies at the Cato Institute, told Newsweek on Wednesday: "This is nothing new, and it should have no effect on the birthright citizenship debate."

"A small number of people come to the United States to give birth, including for legitimate medical reasons, and there is no reason to take away Americans' only foolproof defense against an ICE arrest based on this small issue," Bier said. --->READ MORE HERE

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