American Citizenship Is Not For Sale: Rubio On 600+ Visa Revocations

The US has revoked more than 600 visas from foreign nationals in the past month as part of a major crackdown on “birth tourism”, Secretary of State Marco Rubio said.

The action followed a review by the Birth Tourism Prevention Task Force, recently set up by the State Department to examine visa holder activity, identify illegal birth tourism networks and prevent misuse of the US visa system.

“In just one month, the Birth Tourism Prevention Task Force has taken action to revoke more than 600 visas from foreign nationals across the globe,” Rubio said on X.

“American citizenship is not for sale,” he said, accusing birth tourism networks of coaching foreigners to mislead US visa officials, arranging travel and housing and, in some cases, forging documents to help foreign nationals have children in the US.

The crackdown follows an executive order signed by President Donald Trump on August 6. The order directs the State Department and the Department of Homeland Security to take steps against people who travel to the US with the purpose of giving birth and against those who help organise such trips.

The order describes birth tourism as a practice in which foreign nationals enter the US on a nonimmigrant visa to give birth so that their child can obtain US citizenship. It also directs officials to use visa and immigration authorities against people and businesses that facilitate such arrangements.

The Trump administration has said officials can revoke visas and take other immigration action against those involved in such schemes. The order also calls for measures to permanently bar entry to people found to be facilitating birth tourism.

The move comes after the Supreme Court's June 30, 2026 ruling on Trump's earlier attempt to restrict birthright citizenship. The administration has since taken a narrower approach, focusing on birth tourism and certain categories of people covered by its new orders. The new measures are expected to face legal challenges.

The State Department said the task force is connecting information held by the department and other federal agencies, including the Department of Homeland Security. It is examining travel histories and visa activity globally to identify possible abuse.