Executive Order 14419: Ending Birth Tourism and Directing Agency Enforcement

Validated finding · five-country-2010-20260922-v118-evidence-presentation-fix

CountryUnited States

Operative dateAugust 6, 2026

CategoryBorder enforcement

Policy toolStandards

Affected groupNonimmigrants / b-1/b-2 visitors / visa applicants

Policy effect

Restricts nonimmigrant entry and enhances consular/border enforcement to prevent foreign nationals from traveling to the United States on temporary nonimmigrant visas for the primary purpose of giving birth on American soil. Authorizes DOS and DHS to deny visas/travel authorizations, revoke visas, bar admission, and initiate enforcement actions against facilitators and commercial operators.

Official source excerpt

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8 U.S.C. 1185(a), is hereby delegated to the Secretary of State and the Secretary of Homeland Security to the extent necessary to implement this order, including the authority to issue or adopt rules, policies, operational guidance, or other guidance to carry out this order. Sec. 3. Definition. For purposes of this order, “birth tourism” is defined as: (a) the entry of any foreign national into the United States via a nonimmigrant visa for the purpose of giving birth on American soil; or (b) any effort by any foreign national to facilitate the entry of any foreign national into the United States via a nonimmigrant visa for the purpose of giving birth on American soil. Sec. 4. Scope and Implementation. (a) The Secretary of State and the Secretary of Homeland Security shall take such actions and update any rules, policies, operational guidance, or other guidance as necessary to effectuate the policy set forth in this order. Such actions may include, within the Secretaries’ respective discretion and authority, appropriate action to prevent the entry into the United States of, or the granting of any visa or other travel authorization to, any alien entering or attempting to enter the United States for the purpose of engaging in birth tourism; revoking the visa or travel authorization and permanently barring entry of any alien who enters or attempts to enter the United States for the purpose of engaging in birth tourism; denial of entry to, or removal of, any alien who previously engaged or plans to engage in birth tourism; or other appropriate action against entities, organizations, or individuals, within or outside of the United States, responsible for facilitating or enabling birth tourism in any manner. (b) All other relevant executive departments and agencies shall provide …

whitehouse.govExecutive Order 14419 of August 6, 2026, Ending Birth Tourism, 91 FR 51993 (August 11, 2026).Open official source

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Executive Order 14419: Ending Birth Tourism and Directing Agency Enforcement

Policy effect

Official source excerpt

Review method

Other United States changes operative in 2026