State Department Reports Discovery of Birth Tourism Networks in Multiple Regions
The State Department has uncovered and dismantled several birth tourism networks across West Africa, Europe, and North Africa, involving fraudulent visa applications and documentation to facilitate births in the U.S. for citizenship purposes. The networks involved hundreds of individuals using fraudulent documents and coaching services to obtain U.S. visitor visas with the intent of giving birth to American citizens. The discovery comes amid ongoing legal challenges to President Trump's executive order on birthright citizenship.
According to reporting from The Daily Wire, the State Department has identified and shut down multiple birth tourism networks operating across West Africa, Europe, and North Africa. In West Africa, a network involving over 100 foreign nationals using fraudulent documents was dismantled, with visas revoked and coordination initiated with local authorities. A European embassy identified more than 400 suspected birth tourism cases since 2024, tracing the activity to at least six companies that coached visa applicants, arranged housing, and coordinated delivery plans; several individuals were permanently banned from U.S. travel. A North African embassy revoked over 100 visas for individuals identified as birth tourists, using data analytics and law enforcement coordination. The State Department characterized these actions as defending the integrity of U.S. citizenship and emphasized that visitor visas cannot be obtained for the primary purpose of acquiring citizenship through birth.
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EXCLUSIVE: State Department Uncovers ‘Birth Tourism Networks’ Across The World
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