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State Department Ends Scams That Sent Hundreds Of Pregnant Women To US To Exploit Birthplace Citizenship

‘Consular officers — working with law enforcement and using data analytics — identified several networks abusing the system and put a stop to it.’

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The United States has shut down multiple birth tourism networks across Europe and Africa, the State Department announced Wednesday, stating, “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.”

According to the State Department, the networks have been trying to ship hundreds of pregnant foreign nationals into the United States homeland so they can give birth there and gain citizenship for the child. Foreigners who do so can then use the child’s citizenship as an anchor to stay in the country.

“A U.S. visa is a privilege, not a right. The State Department is taking action around the world to stop this abuse, dismantle birth tourism networks, and hold accountable those........

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