Shutting Down Birthright Tourism | Salt Lake City News

Salt Lake City News Today | 2 Min News | The Daily News Now! · Aug 18, 2026 · 1m

The State Department launched a high-stakes task force under Trump to crack down on “birthright tourism”—the controversial practice of foreign visitors coming to the U.S. solely to give birth and secure citizenship for their child. Targeting visa holders worldwide, the effort aimed to cancel visas, dismantle profit-driven operations, and combat what officials called terrorism fraud—all while reigniting debate over how the Fourteenth Amendment is interpreted in modern immigration policy. Listen in comfort:Get a discount on a Soli Pillow: http://solipillow.com/discount/dnn. Advertise on…