The United States government, under President Donald Trump, has set up a special task force to combat what officials call “birth tourism” — the practice of foreign women traveling to the US specifically to give birth so their children automatically gain American citizenship.
According to reports, the new group will work to identify pregnant travelers who enter the country under tourist or other short-term visas with the intention of delivering their babies on US soil. Authorities also plan to investigate the network of agencies, consultants, and other intermediaries that help arrange these trips, often marketing them to wealthy families abroad who want their children to hold US passports.
As part of the crackdown, immigration officials say they will move to cancel visas of those found to have entered the country under false pretenses tied to this purpose. The effort reflects a broader push by the Trump administration to tighten immigration enforcement and revisit long-standing interpretations of birthright citizenship, a right enshrined in the 14th Amendment of the US Constitution.
The policy could have significant implications for travelers from countries where birth tourism packages, once legal but ethically debated, have become a lucrative business.
For the full details on how this new task force will operate, read the original report at El Universal.
Source: EU va contra el turismo de maternidad; Trump crea grupo para localizar embarazadas, intermediarios y cancelar visas (eluniversal.com.mx). English version produced with AI assistance.
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