Washington revokes more than 6,000 birth tourism visas
By the AFREEQUE newsroom, based on Premium Times
The United States has revoked more than 6,000 visas as part of a campaign against birth tourism. The measure concerns visas linked to stays intended for giving birth in the United States, according to Premium Times, which reports the campaign’s tally.
The United States has revoked more than 6,000 visas held by people identified as being involved in “birth tourism”, according to the US Department of State, which announced the measure on Wednesday on its X account. The operation is being carried out by its Birth Tourism Prevention Task Force, tasked with targeting the practice.
The new measure comes after the revocation of more than 300,000 US visas announced by Donald Trump’s administration on 21 October. In August, the US president also signed an executive order targeting “birth tourism”, following an initial measure concerning the Brazilian ambassador’s visa on 5 August.
