State Department Says It Has Dismantled Birth Tourism Visa Networks

The department said U.S. visas are not a right but a privilege and vowed to take further action to prevent ’this abuse‘ and ’dismantle birth tourism networks.’

A flag waves in the wind at a U.S. embassy, in this file photo. Gleb Garanich/Reuters, file

The Department of State on June 10 announced that it dismantled several “illegal birth tourism” networks spanning Europe, West Africa, and North Africa, and warned that it will not allow people to come to the United States for the purpose of giving birth.

In multiple X posts, the department said U.S. embassies found multiple networks that used fraudulent documents, coaching services, and visa fixers to help foreign nationals get into the United States to give birth there.