# 2026-16404: White House Declares War on Birth Tourism Citizenship Loophole

2026-16404, Ending Birth Tourism, is a Federal Register presidential document from Executive Office of the President published 2026-08-11, effective 2026-08-06; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-11-04).

- Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/federal-register/2026-16404
- As of: 2026-11-04
- Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts.

## Facts
- Document number: 2026-16404
- Title: Ending Birth Tourism
- Type: Presidential Document
- Agencies: Executive Office of the President
- Citation: 91 FR 51993
- Published: 2026-08-11
- Effective: 2026-08-06
- Comments close: not stated
- Significant: no
- Touches household money: yes
- Regulation identifier numbers: none
- Last updated: 2026-11-04

## In one line

White House Declares War on Birth Tourism Citizenship Loophole

## Summary

No summary available.

## Effects PRIA read

- Nonimmigrant Visitors Barred for Births: cost, high. If you enter the United States on a nonimmigrant visa for the purpose of giving birth ("birth tourism"), the Secretary of State and the Secretary of Homeland Security may prevent your entry, deny or revoke your visa or travel authorization, permanently bar you from entry, or remove you from the Uni…
- Action Against Birth Tourism Facilitators: cost, medium. Entities, organizations, or individuals inside or outside the United States that facilitate or enable birth tourism may face appropriate action by the Secretary of State or the Secretary of Homeland Security. The order authorizes action against those responsible for facilitating entry via nonimmigr…
- Humanitarian and National Interest Exemptions: benefit, low. The Secretary of State or the Secretary of Homeland Security may exempt a foreign national from actions under this order on humanitarian grounds or if their entry is in the national interest, as those Secretaries determine. Exemptions are discretionary and applied at the Secretaries' judgment.

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## Sources
- [2026-16404 on federalregister.gov](https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/08/11/2026-16404/ending-birth-tourism)
- [2026-16404 as published (PDF)](https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2026-08-11/pdf/2026-16404.pdf)

## Related
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/federal-register/2026-16404 (as of 2026-11-04).