This bill prohibits birth tourism, defined as foreign nationals entering the United States primarily to give birth so their child can obtain U.S. citizenship. The legislation makes birth tourism a ground for inadmissibility, preventing pregnant women and their family members who knowingly participate in the practice from entering the country, and creates criminal penalties of up to 10 years in prison for aliens who fail to disclose pregnancy or misrepresent facts to gain admission, as well as for individuals and companies that organize or profit from birth tourism services. Immigration officers would use evidence such as a woman's trimester of pregnancy, expected delivery date, or temporary visa status while pregnant to identify and exclude birth tourists. The bill was introduced in response to a Supreme Court decision affirming that children born in the U.S. to parents without legal status retain citizenship rights under the Fourteenth Amendment, and it reflects Congress's view that citizenship should not be treated as a commercial product. No specific funding or implementation timeline is mentioned in the legislation.
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