US ends Pacific visa waiver over birth tourism, people smuggling allegations

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The United States suspended a visa-waiver programme that allowed Chinese visitors to enter the Northern Mariana Islands without a visa. The Department of Homeland Security cited allegations involving birth tourism and people smuggling, while Senator Mike Lee characterized the programme as a loophole.

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