Ban Birth Tourism Act of 2026

This bill, known as the Ban Birth Tourism Act of 2026, aims to prevent non-immigrants from entering the United States specifically to give birth and secure citizenship for their children. It directly affects foreign nationals who plan to visit the U.S. with the primary goal of having a child there to obtain a U.S. passport. Under the new rules, immigration officials can deny entry to anyone suspected of engaging in birth tourism or deport those who have already entered for that purpose. The law defines birth tourism as entering the country with the main intent of obtaining citizenship for a child or being likely to give birth within 10 months of arrival to achieve that status. Decisions on whether someone is engaging in birth tourism will be based on the reasonable judgment of government officials such as those at the Department of Homeland Security.