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- The State Department said a West African embassy uncovered a birth-tourism network using fraudulent documents for over 100 nationals.
- U.S. officials revoked over 600 visitor visas linked to birth-tourism schemes in West Africa, Europe and North Africa, barring some travelers.
- Investigators linked 400 European cases since 2024 to six companies that coached applicants, arranged U.S. housing and used the 2020 rule allowing visa denial when birth is the primary purpose.
