How a US crackdown is upending plans for Chinese ‘birth tourists’
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Fri, 14 August 2026
1 report- South China Morning Post15:00first to report
Li, a woman in her late twenties from southwestern China, is anxious about her coming interview for a 10-year US visa. She has big plans for her travels – a weeks-long stay next year that would be her first visit to the country – followed by a planned return trip in two years while pregnant so her child can attain American citizenship. But those plans have been thrown into doubt. Last week, US President Donald Trump signed an executive order seeking to end “birth tourism”, tightening scrutiny...
Mon, 24 August 2026
2 reports- Le Monde (France)04:00
Un récent décret supprime le droit à la citoyenneté pour les enfants nés après une gestation pour autrui lorsque les parents d’intention sont étrangers. Dans le viseur de Washington, les Chinois, qui sont les plus nombreux à avoir recours à cette pratique, devant les Français.
- Le Monde English23:16
A recent executive order from the US president ends the right to American citizenship for children born via surrogacy when the intended parents are foreign nationals. Washington's main targets are Chinese nationals, the largest group using US surrogacy services, followed by the French.
Wed, 2 September 2026
1 report- South China Morning Post22:18
US lawmakers targeted China and birth tourism on Wednesday for the second time this week during hearings on birthright citizenship, a constitutional right upheld by the Supreme Court in June but still under challenge from the Trump administration.. “The demand for US citizenship for the children of Chinese nationals has led to unscrupulous companies assisting these individuals for profit,” said Chip Roy, a Republican from Texas. Wednesday’s Judiciary hearing was called to review June’s...