Authored by Frank Fang and Jan Jekielek via The Epoch Times,
The Trump administration is taking steps to prevent Chinese nationals from exploiting a visa-free travel program to the Northern Mariana Islands, according to White House border czar Tom Homan.
Chinese citizens wait to submit their visa applications at the U.S. Embassy in Beijing on May 2, 2012. Mark Ralston/AFP/GettyImagesSpeaking to Epoch Times senior editor Jan Jekielek in an "American Thought Leaders" interview aired on Sept. 26, Homan called birth tourism a "driver of illegal immigration."
When asked specifically about Chinese travelers utilizing the U.S. territory's visa-free entry to give birth on U.S. soil, Homan confirmed that federal authorities are moving to close the channel.
"We're on it," Homan said. "It's being addressed."
The push to close the U.S. territory's visa loophole comes amid an ongoing legal battle over U.S. citizenship.
After the Supreme Court struck down President Donald Trump's 2025 executive order restricting birthright ci
