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Trump Admin Vows Birth Tourism Crackdown After Birthright Citizenship Ruling

The article reports that after a Supreme Court decision on birthright citizenship, the Justice Department vowed to prioritize prosecutions of birth-tourism schemes, the State Department said it will stop issuing visitor visas when the primary purpose is obtaining U.S. citizenship for a child born here, and Texas AG Ken Paxton sued a postpartum care center alleging it facilitated more than 1,000 'anchor babies.'

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“The Department of Justice will prioritize prosecutions of birth tourism schemes across the country and said actors seeking to exploit loopholes to obtain automatic citizenship for their children pose a national security threat.”

Attributed to U.S. Department of Justice (statement / tweet)

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Original context and attribution

DOJ issued a statement and tweet hours after the Supreme Court decision on birthright citizenship saying it will make prosecution of birth tourism schemes a priority and called such actors a national security threat.

What the proof shows

Within hours of the Supreme Court decision (June 30, 2026) the Department of Justice posted a department message and circulated a memorandum instructing prosecutors to "prioritize the investigation and prosecution" of fraudulent "birth tourism" schemes. The DOJ social post and multiple news accounts quote the department saying such actors “pose a national security threat” and that prosecutors should consider charges such as visa fraud, wire fraud, money laundering and identity theft. The Daily Caller’s summary matches the DOJ message, but important context is that the directive targets alleged fraudulent schemes (criminal conduct), was conveyed via an internal memo and a social-media post, and does not change birthright-citizenship law itself.

Corrected version

The Department of Justice issued an internal memorandum and a social-media post directing prosecutors to prioritize investigations and prosecutions of fraudulent "birth tourism" schemes nationwide and said those who exploit such schemes “pose a national security threat.”

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Independent reporting Supports

The Latest: Supreme Court upholds birthright citizenship, rejecting Trump's restrictions ↗

Associated Press
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In a memo circulated hours after the Supreme Court's ruling upholding birthright citizenship, the deputy attorney general's office directed prosecutors to "prioritize the investigation and prosecution" of fraudulent "birth tourism" schemes... "Together, we will bring illegal birth tourism to an end and those responsible to justice," the memo says.

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U.S. Department of Justice (@TheJusticeDept) — X post (June 30, 2026) ↗

U.S. Department of Justice (official X account)
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Birth tourism schemes exploit our immigration laws and often violate our criminal laws. The Department of Justice will prioritize the prosecutions of birth tourism schemes across the country. Actors seeking to exploit loopholes to obtain automatic citizenship for their children pose a national security threat and will be brought to justice.

Independent reporting Supports

Trump Admin Vows Birth Tourism Crackdown After Birthright Citizenship Ruling ↗

The Daily Caller
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“Birth tourism schemes exploit our immigration laws and often violate our criminal laws,” the DOJ statement said. “Actors seeking to exploit loopholes to obtain automatic citizenship for their children pose a national security threat and will be brought to justice.”

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“The State Department announced it will no longer allow foreigners to obtain visitor visas for the primary purpose of acquiring U.S. citizenship for a child by giving birth in the U.S.”

Attributed to U.S. Department of State (statement / tweet)

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Original context and attribution

In mid-June the State Department and U.S. diplomatic posts in China published a statement saying they would end illegal birth tourism schemes by not permitting visitor visas when the primary purpose is acquiring U.S. citizenship for a child born in the United States.

What the proof shows

The State Department did publish social-media posts (June 10, 2026) saying consular posts had revoked visas and reiterating that visitor (B) visas may not be issued when the applicant's primary purpose is to give birth in the U.S. to obtain citizenship. That is true. However, the Daily Caller framing omits the key context that the rule barring issuance of visitor visas for that primary purpose is not new: the Department published an implementing regulation (22 C.F.R. §41.11(b)) in the Federal Register on January 24, 2020 that makes birth tourism an impermissible basis for a B visa. The June action was an enforcement/revocation push and a public restatement of existing policy, not the creation of a new prohibition.

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On June 10, 2026 the State Department reiterated and enforced an existing rule that consular officers must deny or may revoke B (visitor) visas when the applicant's primary purpose is to give birth in the U.S. to obtain citizenship for a child, and announced revocations and bans tied to alleged birth‑tourism networks.

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Official data Supports

Visas: Temporary Visitors for Business or Pleasure, 4219-4225 [2020-01218] ↗

Federal Register / U.S. Government Publishing Office
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This final rule (effective Jan. 24, 2020) states travel to the United States with the primary purpose of obtaining U.S. citizenship for a child by giving birth in the United States is an impermissible basis for the issuance of a B nonimmigrant (visitor) visa (22 C.F.R. §41.11(b)).

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About Visas - The Basics (FAQ) ↗

U.S. Department of State / travel.state.gov
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Can I get a visitor visa for birth tourism? Birth tourism (travel for the primary purpose of giving birth in the United States to obtain U.S. citizenship for a child) is not a permissible basis for issuance of a visitor visa.

Independent reporting Supports

US cracks down on 'birth tourism' networks, revokes hundreds of visas (PTI / The Economic Times, Jun. 10, 2026) ↗

The Economic Times (PTI wire)
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The State Department said in posts on June 10 that it has dismantled birth‑tourism networks, revoked visas across West Africa, North Africa and Europe, and stated '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.'

Independent reporting Supports

Trump Admin Vows Birth Tourism Crackdown After Birthright Citizenship Ruling ↗

The Daily Caller
Proof point

Article states U.S. embassies/posts published a statement in mid‑June saying they would end illegal birth tourism schemes by no longer allowing foreigners to obtain visitor visas when the primary purpose is acquiring U.S. citizenship for a child born in the United States.

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