US ends Pacific visa waiver over birth tourism, people smuggling allegations
Programme designed to prop up the Northern Mariana Islands’ economy axed as Republicans campaign on immigration enforcement
The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) announced on Monday the suspension of the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands Economic Vitality and Security Travel Authorisation Programme.
US Senator Mike Lee hailed the move on social media, calling the programme a “Biden-era loophole for Chinese birth tourism” and praising the Trump administration for having “closed” the pathway.
