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DHS suspends visa-free travel program for Chinese nationals to Northern Mariana Islands

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Just the News, Fox News, Breitbart and The Epoch Times report that the Department of Homeland Security has suspended a Biden-era program that let pre-screened Chinese nationals visit the Northern Mariana Islands for up to 14 days without a visa. The suspension was published in a Federal Register notice on Monday. According to the outlets, DHS cited concerns that the program could facilitate birth tourism, espionage and illegal travel to Guam. Fox News reports that Republican senators had warned DHS Secretary Markwayne Mullin in April about national security risks and urged the department to end the program. Utah Republican Sen. Mike Lee welcomed the decision in a post on X.

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  1. DHS suspended the visa-free travel program for Chinese nationals to the Northern Mariana Islands in a Federal Register notice published Monday.

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    New York Post
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    Just the News, Fox News, Breitbart News, The Epoch Times

  2. The program allowed pre-screened Chinese nationals to visit the Northern Mariana Islands for up to 14 days without a visa.

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    New York Post
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    Just the News, Fox News, Breitbart News, The Epoch Times

  3. DHS cited concerns that the program could facilitate birth tourism, espionage and illegal travel to Guam.

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    New York Post
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    Just the News, Fox News

  4. Republican senators had warned DHS Secretary Markwayne Mullin in April that the program posed national security concerns and urged its shutdown, according to Fox News.

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    Just the News, The Epoch Times

  5. Utah Republican Sen. Mike Lee said on X that the decision closed a Biden-era loophole for Chinese birth tourism.

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The outlets report that DHS suspended the visa-free program for Chinese nationals in the Northern Mariana Islands over birth tourism and security concerns, with Breitbart framing it as closing a Biden-era loophole and the Epoch Times stressing earlier Republican warnings.

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    Headlines present it as DHS action on birth tourism and security concerns, with Breitbart calling it closing a loophole and the Epoch Times stressing earlier lawmaker warnings.

    DHS suspends visa-free travel program for Chinese nationals amid birth tourism, security concerns
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    LoopholeMore neutral: program

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    DHS Markwayne Mullin Shuts Birth Tourism Loophole for Chinese

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  • Birth tourism and espionage concerns
  • Earlier Republican senators’ warnings
  • Biden-era loophole
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    Fox News, Oct 26, 8:37 PM EDT

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  1. Fox NewsFar RightOct 26, 8:37 PM EDT
  2. Breitbart NewsFar RightOct 26, 10:47 PM EDT
  3. The Epoch TimesFar RightOct 26, 11:44 PM EDT
  4. New York PostRightOct 27, 12:23 AM EDT

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