Federal prosecutors to target birth tourism following Supreme Court ruling
The Justice Department has shifted focus to alleged birth tourism practices. This comes after the Supreme Court upheld birthright citizenship. (sources: theguardian, thehill)
The acting attorney general has instructed federal prosecutors to prioritize cases related to birth tourism, despite a Supreme Court ruling affirming birthright citizenship. This initiative aims to address alleged fraudulent practices associated with this issue.
- The Supreme Court upheld the constitutional guarantee of birthright citizenship in a recent ruling.
- Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche announced a crackdown on birth tourism, directing federal prosecutors to pursue fraud charges.
- Birth tourism accounts for less than 1% of U.S. births annually.
Why it matters
This development reflects a significant policy shift in the Justice Department's approach to immigration-related issues.
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This story is about Federal prosecutors to target birth tourism following Supreme Court ruling. This bill would make certain fraud against the U.S. government or unlawful receipt of public benefits a clearer ground of inadmissibility.
If passed, it would:
- make certain fraud against the U.S. government or unlawful receipt of public benefits a clearer ground of • strengthen immigration penalties that prosecutors or DHS could use when birth-tourism cases involve broader fraud.
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This story is about Federal prosecutors to target birth tourism following Supreme Court ruling. This bill would redefine who is “subject to the jurisdiction” of the United States for citizenship-at-birth purposes.
If passed, it would
- redefine who is “subject to the jurisdiction” of the United States for citizenship-at-birth purposes • limit automatic citizenship to narrower parental-status categories.
This story is about Federal prosecutors to target birth tourism following Supreme Court ruling. This bill would narrow citizenship at birth by redefining who counts as subject to U.S. jurisdiction.
If passed, it would
- narrow citizenship at birth by redefining who counts as subject to U.S. jurisdiction • give senators a live vehicle to press for a statutory response to the ruling described in the cluster.
This story is about Federal prosecutors to target birth tourism following Supreme Court ruling. This bill would amend the INA to specify classes of people born in the United States who are not citizens at birth.
If passed, it would
- amend the INA to specify classes of people born in the United States who are not citizens at birth • provide a second Senate vehicle for members who want a legislative response focused on citizenship rules rather than.
This story is about Federal prosecutors to target birth tourism following Supreme Court ruling. This bill would create a specific inadmissibility rule aimed at people seeking citizenship for a child by giving birth in the United States.
If passed, it would
- create a specific inadmissibility rule aimed at people seeking citizenship for a child by giving birth in the United • turn anti-birth-tourism policy into an express statutory rule, not just case-by-case prosecution.