April 24th, the Bureau of Consular Affairs of the U.S. Department of State issued a warning through its account on the "X" platform: foreigners who come to the U.S. primarily for the purpose of giving birth and try to obtain their child's U.S. citizenship by using a tourist visa will not be accepted.
The U.S. Department of State said that this situation is called "birth tourism," which may lead to U.S. taxpayers bearing medical expenses. According to U.S. immigration law, all such visa applications will be denied. Those who abuse the U.S. immigration system through "birth tourism" may lose the right to obtain visas or enter the United States in the future.
The U.S. Department of State believes that this is another measure taken to protect U.S. taxpayers and society.
The "birthright citizenship" policy has been in place in the U.S. for over 100 years, ensuring that all persons born in the U.S. have citizenship, regardless of the legal status of their parents. This means that even individuals who are in the U.S. on tourist, work, or other visas, or even those who are illegally present, can have children who are automatically granted U.S. citizenship upon birth in the U.S.
Since taking office, President Trump has been attempting to abolish the "birthright citizenship" policy, but this move has sparked opposition from various states.
On January 20th, President Trump signed an executive order titled "Protecting the Meaning and Value of American Citizenship," stipulating that two types of people will no longer automatically acquire U.S. citizenship at birth: individuals whose mothers were unlawfully residing in the U.S. and whose fathers were not U.S. citizens or lawful permanent residents at the time of their birth; and individuals whose mothers were lawfully residing temporarily in the U.S. but whose fathers were not U.S. citizens or lawful permanent residents at the time of their birth.
According to Trump's order, any child born in the U.S. after February 19th, whose parents are not U.S. citizens or lawful permanent residents, will be deported and will be prohibited from obtaining a Social Security number, various government benefits, and will be unable to legally work when they grow up.
The day after Trump signed the executive order, on January 21st, the attorneys general of 22 Democratic states filed a lawsuit in an attempt to block the order.
On January 23rd local time, U.S. Federal Judge John Coughenor ruled that the executive order signed by President Trump on his first day in office to terminate "birthright citizenship" was "clearly unconstitutional."
On February 5th, U.S. District Court Judge Deborah K. Berman of Maryland made a similar ruling, preventing the order from taking effect.
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