State Dept. Identifies Several ‘Birth Tourism’ Networks Around World

In addition, the department is coordinating with local authorities to “systematically identify and cut off any similar operations.”

“Under President Trump, the State Department is defending the integrity of U.S. citizenship by ending illegal birth tourism schemes,” said State Department messaging seen by The Daily Wire.

“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.,” the message said, per the outlet.

One U.S. embassy in Europe identified more than 400 suspected birth tourism cases dating back to 2024.

Investigators allegedly linked the activity to at least six companies that were coaching visa applicants on how to answer interview questions, arranging accommodations and coordinating plans for childbirth in the United States, said The Daily Wire.

According to the report, State Department officials disrupted the operation, revoked the visas involved and imposed permanent travel bans on several individuals accused of participating in the scheme, barring them from entering the United States in the future.