Deportability of aliens seeking United States citizenship for children through birth tourism

Section 237(a)(2) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1227(a)(2)) is amended— (1) by redesignating subparagraph (F) as subparagraph (G); and (2) by inserting after subparagraph (E) the following: (F) Birth tourism (i) In general An alien is deportable if such alien has entered the United States to engage in birth tourism. (ii) Birth tourism An alien has engaged in birth tourism if, based on the reasonable judgment of the Secretary of Homeland Security, the Secretary of State, or a consular officer, the alien— (I) entered or reentered the United States for the primary purpose of obtaining United States citizenship for a child by giving birth to such child; or (II) is likely to give birth to a child within 10 months of such entry while in the United States or its territories or outlying possessions and, as a result, is likely to obtain United States citizenship for such child based on the child’s birth on United States territory..