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Miller pushes pregnant migrant ban, targets birth-tourism.

7/1/2026

Summary

Story summary

Chief of staff Stephen Miller floated a ban on pregnant women entering United States after Court affirmed birthright citizenship.
Lawmakers introduced the Anchors Away Act to bar pregnant aliens, a move that followed a comment and drew criticism.
The State and Justice Departments block birth-tourism by denying suspect B-visas and issuing a directive.
3.6 million U.S. births occur annually, nine percent to foreign-parented children and under 0.5 percent linked to birth-tourism.

History

Historical Context

In 1882 President Chester A. Arthur signed the Chinese Exclusion Act, barring Chinese laborers. The 1888 Scott Act, 1892 Geary Act, and the Supreme Court’s 1889 Chae Chan Ping ruling extended the ban, affecting about one hundred thousand Chinese residents. Today’s Anchors Away Act and Stephen Miller’s proposed ban on pregnant migrants echo that historic exclusion.

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Story summary

Chief of staff Stephen Miller floated a ban on pregnant women entering United States after Court affirmed birthright citizenship.
Lawmakers introduced the Anchors Away Act to bar pregnant aliens, a move that followed a comment and drew criticism.
The State and Justice Departments block birth-tourism by denying suspect B-visas and issuing a directive.
3.6 million U.S. births occur annually, nine percent to foreign-parented children and under 0.5 percent linked to birth-tourism.

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