US to Revoke 200,000 Visas From Asylum Seekers

The administration's case is that visitor visas are being used for purposes they were never issued for. Current B1 and B2 applicants must affirm that they do not intend to seek asylum and that they plan to return home — an affirmation officials say the asylum filings contradict.

The State Department is also fighting on a second front. Fox News reports the department hit back at what it called a "rogue judge" who vacated Secretary of State Marco Rubio's immigrant visa freeze covering 75 countries.

Critics of the plan argue it is an overreach that will not survive court review, and officials themselves anticipate legal challenges. Courts, including the Supreme Court, have already rejected the administration's efforts to end birthright citizenship.

The Federalist reports that chatter on Chinese social media suggests the birth-tourism scrutiny is producing a real deterrent effect, with some wealthy Chinese families shifting interest toward US commercial surrogacy as a legal alternative.