--- title: "Marco Rubio: US revoked over 600 visas in a month as part of the fight against 'birth tourism'" description: "🇺🇸 US tightens migration control: State Department revoked over 600 visas in a month as part of the fight against 'birth tourism'. Secretary of State Marco Rubio announced the dismantling of networks selling citizenship. President Trump signed orders restricting birthright citizenship for children of undocumented immigrants. 🚫👶 #USA #Migration #Trump" date: 2026-08-12T19:58:00.000Z lang: en url: https://xab.info/en/posts/marco-rubio-us-revoked-over-600-visas-fight-against-birth-tourism tags: [usa, marco-rubio, immigration, donald-trump, birthright-citizenship] publisher: "XAB.info" --- # Marco Rubio: US revoked over 600 visas in a month as part of the fight against 'birth tourism' ![Newborn baby in a hospital crib, illustrating the issue of birth tourism in the USA](https://xab.info/media/2026/08/12/s-sha-annulirovali-600-viz-borba-s-rodo-vym-turizmom-rubio/s-sha-annulirovali-600-viz-borba-s-rodo-vym-turizmom-rubio-1.webp) ## 🎯 Key Points - The US State Department revoked more than 600 visas in a month. - Marco Rubio created a task force to combat 'birth tourism'. - President Trump signed orders restricting birthright citizenship. - Contradictions found in the reasons for visa revocations (politics vs migration). The US Department of State has significantly tightened control over the entry of foreigners suspected of organizing 'birth tourism'. As US Secretary of State Marco Rubio stated in his X social media account, a special task force of the department revoked more than 600 visas of foreign citizens worldwide in just one month. This campaign is aimed at exposing and dismantling illegal networks that exploit birthright citizenship. ### Special task force and scale of the operation To counter schemes to obtain citizenship through the birth of children on US territory, a special body was created. According to Rubio, the work of this group is yielding quick results: measures were taken to revoke visas for more than 600 people in just the last month. The department's priority has been to check the activities of visa holders and identify organizers who teach foreigners how to bypass the visa system. An official spokesperson for the State Department emphasized that the goal of these actions is not simply to restrict migration, but to protect the integrity of the American legal system. 'American citizenship is not for sale,' Rubio stated, insisting that the department will use all available tools to fight illegal schemes. ### Mechanics of illegal schemes According to the Secretary of State, criminal 'birth tourism' networks represent complex structures. They not only organize travel and accommodation for expectant mothers but also forge documents to hide the true intentions of applicants. These organizations profit by exploiting loopholes in US legislation, allowing foreigners to obtain citizenship for their children, which subsequently opens the path to legalization in the US. ### Context of the Trump administration's policy The fight against 'birth tourism' is part of the broader agenda of the current US administration. Recently, President Donald Trump signed two executive orders that significantly restrict birthright citizenship. According to the new rules, US citizenship will no longer automatically extend to children whose parents are in the country temporarily or illegally. These measures are intended to close legislative loopholes that organizers of tourist trips for childbirth have exploited. ### Contradictory data During fact-checking of information about mass visa revocations in the US, discrepancies were found regarding the reasons for such measures. While Marco Rubio links the recent wave of 600 visa revocations exclusively to the fight against 'birth tourism', other sources point to different reasons. For example, data from RFI for March 2025 reports the revocation of visas for 300 students for participating in pro-Palestinian protests. This creates ambiguity in the overall picture of migration policy: some revocations may be linked to the political views of students, not just migration schemes, requiring readers to carefully distinguish the context of different State Department campaigns. ## 🔍 Fact-Check Verification - [US revoked visas of 300 students for participating in pro-Palestinian protests](https://www.rfi.fr/ru/%D0%B2-%D0%BC%D0%B8%D1%80%D0%B5/20250328-%D0%B2-%D1%81%D1%88%D0%B0-%D0%B0%D0%BD%D0%BD%D1%83%D0%BB%D0%B8%D1%80%D0%BE%D0%B2%D0%B0%D0%BB%D0%B8-%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B7%D1%8B-300-%D1%81%D1%82%D1%83%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BD%D1%82%D0%BE%D0%B2-%D0%B7%D0%B0-%D1%83%D1%87%D0%B0%D1%81%D1%82%D0%B8%D0%B5-%D0%B2-%D0%BF%D1%80%D0%BE%D0%BF%D0%B0%D0%BB%D0%B5%D1%81%D1%82%D0%B8%D0%BD%D1%81%D0%BA%D0%B8%D1%85-%D0%B0%D0%BA%D1%86%D0%B8%D1%8F%D1%85) - Источник подтверждает факт массовых аннулирований виз в США, но указывает иную причину (студенческие протесты), что использовано для блока о противоречивых данных. ## ❓ FAQ ### Q: How many visas did the US State Department revoke in a month? **A:** According to Marco Rubio, more than 600 visas were revoked. ### Q: What is 'birth tourism'? **A:** It is a practice where foreigners travel to the US specifically to give birth to a child so that the child obtains American citizenship. ### Q: What orders did Trump sign? **A:** Trump signed orders restricting birthright citizenship for children of parents who are in the US illegally or temporarily.