The State Department announced this week that it has revoked visas connected to illegal birth tourism networks in West Africa, North Africa, and Europe.
“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.,” the State Department explained.
The department reported that a U.S. embassy in West Africa uncovered a birth tourism network of more than 100 foreign nationals using fraudulent documents and visa ‘fixers’ to acquire visas in order to obtain U.S. citizenship for their children. A U.S. embassy in North Africa also “revoked over 100 visas for ‘birth tourist’ parents who came to the United States primarily to give birth so their children would get U.S. citizenship.”
In Europe, the department said a U.S. embassy identified “more than 400 suspected birth tourism cases since 2024. Investigators 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.”
As the Lord Leads, Pray with Us…
- For Secretary Rubio as he oversees the effort to prevent illegal birth tourism.
- For U.S. embassy officials as they review the applications of foreign nationals for visas to enter the United States.
- For President Trump and members of his administration as they seek to uphold federal immigration laws.
