Secretary of State Rubio Announces Crackdown on Birth Tourism Facilitators
Secretary of State Marco Rubio has announced plans to target individuals and businesses that engage in or facilitate 'birth tourism' to the United States. This initiative is part of President Trump's broader immigration crackdown, which views the practice of pregnant women traveling to the U.S. to give birth, thereby securing U.S. citizenship for their children under the 14th Amendment, as a loophole. Rubio's statement indicated that actions taken in the past month have already resulted in the revocation of over 600 visas for foreign nationals globally. The policy specifically targets owners, operators, and managers of commercial birth tourism networks, visa 'fixers' who coach applicants to commit fraud, foreign medical providers who facilitate such travel and fraudulent use of the Medicaid system, and other enablers. A recent Capitol Hill hearing saw Wladimir Lorentz, operator of HaveMyBabyinMiami.com, invoke the Fifth Amendment when questioned by Rep. Brandon Gill (R-Texas) about assisting Chinese Commun...
