BACK OFF Act
Sen. Cornyn Introduces the BACK OFF Act to End Birth Tourism
The BACK OFF Act is currently in the early stages of the legislative process. It was recently introduced in the Senate and sent to the Committee on the Judiciary for review. There are no upcoming votes scheduled at this time.
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This bill deals with a very controversial topic and faces significant legal and political hurdles. It is unlikely to get enough support from both parties to pass in its current form.
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Pregnant non-citizen women without green cards would be the primary target of this bill. They could be denied entry, detained, subjected to mandatory medical exams, and deported through expedited removal with no option for a waiver, parole, or judicial review. Even women who are not yet pregnant but are of childbearing age face scrutiny. The bill essentially treats pregnancy among non-permanent-resident visitors as grounds for suspicion of undermining U.S. sovereignty.
“is likely to give birth to a child within 10 months of entry if such alien is admitted to, or while in the United States or its territories or outlying possessions and, as a result, obtain United States citizenship for such child based on the child's birth on United States soil”
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Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (text: CR S2239-2240)
Sent to a congressional committee for expert review. The committee decides whether this bill moves forward.
Introduced in Senate
The bill was officially filed and given a number. It now enters the legislative queue.
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No votes have been recorded for this legislation yet.
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2 articlesNo more citizenship by birth for foreigners? BACK OFF Act to bar foreign nationals from entering US to give birth to be introduced
The BACK OFF Act proposes to put a stop to birth tourism by making foreigners involved in the practice inadmissible to and deportable from the United States. It also requires DHS to detain those who commit related crimes and mandates medical exams for females of childbearing age if suspected.
Cornyn to Introduce Bill to End Birth Tourism, Protect America's Sovereignty
Senator John Cornyn (R-TX) announced the Barring American Citizenship by Keeping Out Foreign Fraudsters (BACK OFF) Act. The bill targets birth tourism rings with stiff criminal penalties and allows for the expedited removal of aliens engaged in the practice to protect national sovereignty.
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BACK OFF Act
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