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Trump Administration Argues Birth Tourism Justifies Ending Birthright Citizenship

Apr 01, 2026 21:34 UTC
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The Trump administration is using the practice of birth tourism as evidence to justify ending U.S. birthright citizenship. Solicitor General D. John Sauer highlighted the role of companies catering to Chinese and Russian elites in facilitating this practice.

  • Trump administration argues birth tourism justifies ending birthright citizenship.
  • Solicitor General D. John Sauer cited companies catering to Chinese and Russian elites.
  • Executive order signed in January 2025 aims to end birthright citizenship.
  • Estimates of 500 birth tourism companies in China and 1.5 million Chinese nationals potentially obtaining U.S. citizenship through this method were cited.
  • Center for Immigration Studies estimated 20,000 to 26,000 annual births from birth tourism in 2020.
  • Legal actions have targeted birth tourism operations, including a 2025 conviction and 2015 indictments.

The Trump administration is making a legal case that birth tourism supports ending the U.S. policy of automatic citizenship for children born in the country. During Supreme Court arguments, Solicitor General D. John Sauer emphasized the role of companies that assist foreign nationals, particularly from China and Russia, in traveling to the U.S. to give birth and secure citizenship for their children. Sauer cited a congressional report mentioning 'hot spots' like Russian elites in Miami using such services. In January 2025, President Donald Trump signed an executive order aiming to end birthright citizenship, a policy rooted in the 14th Amendment for over 150 years. Sauer referenced media reports from 2015 indicating as many as 500 birth tourism companies in China, though he did not specify the source. A March 9 letter from Congress members to the Department of Homeland Security cited conservative estimates of up to 1.5 million Chinese nationals potentially obtaining U.S. citizenship through this method, according to Breitbart News Network and author Peter Schweizer. The U.S. does not officially track birth tourism statistics, but the Center for Immigration Studies estimated 20,000 to 26,000 such births annually as of 2020. Legal actions have targeted birth tourism operations, including a 2025 conviction of a woman and her husband for conspiracy and money laundering related to their USA Happy Baby business. In 2015, federal authorities indicted 19 individuals linked to three Southern California operations, with three arrests made in 2019.

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