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A third U.S. embassy in Europe flagged over 400 suspected birth tourism cases within the last two years. Investigators traced those cases to several companies that coached visa applicants on visa interviews, arranged for housing in America, and set up birth plans, the State Department said. Officials revoked the alleged fraudsters’ visas and permanently banned several individuals from traveling to the United States again. Consular officers and law enforcement are using data analytics to identify and dismantle more visa abuse networks, the department said.
Birthright Citizenship Debate Continues
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