国务院：打击「出生旅游」已吊销逾6,000张签证，中国公民逾700张
美国国务院11月12日通过官方社交账号宣布，其「出生旅游」预防特别工作组迄今已吊销6,000多张签证，被吊销者为参与或协助组织「出生旅游」的外国人。国务院表示，正在识别并追究所有参与这一非法行为者的责任。
这一数字在不到两周内大幅上升：国务院10月31日公布的数字是4,000多张，并披露其中700多张属于中国公民；11月的最新公布没有给出更新后的国籍分布。「出生旅游」指外国孕妇以旅游等临时签证赴美生产、使孩子出生即获得美国公民身份的做法。
这项执法行动源于今年的一套组合安排：特朗普总统8月6日签署第14419号行政令《终止出生旅游》；国务院8月12日成立预防特别工作组，成立时已吊销600多张签证，工作组跨国务院多个部门并与国土安全部协调，通过审查签证持有人的活动与旅行记录识别涉案人员；9月23日，国务卿卢比奥宣布针对明知参与或协助「出生旅游」者的签证限制政策，部分家属也可能被纳入。
需要留意的是，吊销签证不等于递解出境或刑事定罪：被吊销签证者主要是签证资格被取消，是否另有移民或刑事后果要看个案。对计划赴美生产、或通过中介安排赴美行程的中国家庭而言，这一执法态势意味着相关签证随时可能被追溯审查并吊销。
（来源：美国国务院）
State Department: More Than 6,000 Visas Revoked in Birth Tourism Crackdown, Including Over 700 Held by Chinese Nationals
The U.S. Department of State announced on November 12, through its official social media account, that its Birth Tourism Prevention Task Force has now revoked more than 6,000 visas from foreigners who engaged in or facilitated birth tourism. The department said it is identifying and holding accountable everyone involved in the practice.
The figure jumped sharply in under two weeks: on October 31 the department put the total at more than 4,000 revoked visas and disclosed that over 700 of them belonged to Chinese nationals; the November announcement provided no updated breakdown by nationality. "Birth tourism" refers to traveling to the United States on a temporary visa primarily to give birth so that the child acquires U.S. citizenship at birth.
The enforcement drive rests on a set of measures taken this year: President Trump signed Executive Order 14419, "Ending Birth Tourism," on August 6; the State Department established its prevention task force on August 12, when more than 600 visas had already been revoked, and the task force works across State Department offices and coordinates with the Department of Homeland Security, examining visa holders' activities and travel histories; and on September 23, Secretary of State Marco Rubio announced a visa restriction policy targeting people who knowingly engage in or facilitate birth tourism, with certain family members potentially covered as well.
A visa revocation is not, by itself, a deportation or a criminal conviction: it cancels the person's visa eligibility, and any further immigration or criminal consequences depend on the individual case. For Chinese families considering giving birth in the United States, or arranging such trips through agencies, the enforcement posture means related visas can be reviewed retroactively and revoked.
(Source: U.S. Department of State)
来源：美国国务院
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