Draft guidance could require parents to provide citizenship proof as Trump administration targets birth tourism.
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The United States may introduce stricter requirements for parents seeking passports for their children, under draft guidance being considered by the Trump administration.
The proposed rules could require parents to provide additional proof of their US citizenship when applying for passports on behalf of their children.
The move is linked to the administration’s broader efforts to curb so-called birth tourism, in which foreign nationals travel to the US to give birth.
If implemented, the changes could make passport applications more demanding for some families and add new scrutiny to how citizenship is documented.
