US sets up task force to combat birth tourism, revokes more than 600 visas

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The US government has established a task force targeting birth tourism and revoked over 600 visas as part of efforts to curb the practice. This move follows the Supreme Court's rejection of attempts to restrict birthright citizenship under the US Constitution.

The Trump administration announced on Wednesday the establishment of a task force to end birth tourism in the latest push to curtail the practice after the Supreme Court recently rejected US President Donald Trump’s attempt to restrict constitutional birthright citizenship. Working alongside the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), the US State Department wrote in a fact sheet that it is “using all available tools to defend the integrity of US citizenship, ensure non-immigrant visas are used...