The BACK OFF Act establishes a streamlined removal process for individuals engaged in birth tourism, allowing immigration officers to order their removal with only a single judicial review by an immigration judge within 7 days and no further appeals permitted. The bill prohibits court challenges to these removal decisions and automatically suspends visas and bars admission for countries that do not accept their nationals back within 14 days, though the Secretaries of State and Homeland Security can jointly grant limited exceptions (capped at 50 cases per fiscal year) on national security grounds. To expedite implementation, the legislation exempts the Departments of Homeland Security, Health and Human Services, State, and the Attorney General from following the Paperwork Reduction Act and Administrative Procedure Act if they determine compliance would delay putting the law into effect. The entire bill takes effect immediately upon the President's signature, with no phased-in implementation timeline.
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