House Republicans launched an investigation Wednesday into businesses they accuse of profiting from “birth tourism,” a practice in which foreign expectant mothers – many of which are reportedly from China and Russia – pay brokers to enter the U.S. on temporary visas to give birth and exploit American citizenship pathways.
In a social media announcement, posted to X Wednesday afternoon, Task Force Chairman Rep. Brandon Gill, R-TX, confirmed the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform has launched an investigation into four maternity firms alleged of engaging in birth tourism.
Birth tourism companies are charging foreign nationals to fly to America, give birth, and walk away with U.S. citizenship for their child.
One is literally called “Have My Baby in Miami.”
Our new @GOPoversight Task Force just launched a formal probe into four of them. pic.twitter.com/aXNgfrvym0
— Congressman Brandon Gill (@RepBrandonGill) May 14, 2026
Defining birth tourism as foreign mothers traveling on B-1/B-2 visas “for the specific purpose of giving birth to obtain U.S. citizenship for their child,” the Task Force alleges that the firms are engaging in a financial scheme that “exploits birthright citizenship as currently interpreted under the 14th Amendment of the U.S. Constitution.”
According to an investigative series by the NY Post, expectant mothers are being charged “anywhere from $20,000 to sometimes more than $50,000” by brokers who arrange their travel documents, accommodations and hospital stays.
At the center of the probe are four U.S. based entities – Have My Baby in Miami, International Maternity Services in El Paso, Texas, Doctores Para Ti and Dr. Athiya Javid’s OB/GYN practice in California – which received nearly identical subpoena letters this week.
The probe targets marketing for maternity packages listed on each company’s website, including prenatal care, housing, logistics and visa coaching.
at the Border
Translation: CHILDBIRTH PACKAGES — CHILDBIRTH IN SOUTH TEXAS
havemybabyintexas. Com
country code incl. pic.twitter.com/6CJw1jPfT5— Dallas Asst Border Czar (@DallasKing2022) May 14, 2026
According to the Committee’s letter to Have My Baby in Miami, “the website suggests the firm is engaged in birth tourism. First, the firm explicitly markets its services to international patients, stating that ‘the dream of having your child in the United States is closer to reality.’”
The letter goes on to detail the website’s offering of a “‘Step by Step Guide,’ walking prospective foreign clients through the process of traveling to and from Miami to give birth.”
“Beyond prenatal and postpartum care,” the letter continues. “The firm offers foreign expectant mothers a broader suite of services, including logistics support, temporary housing assistance, and legal consultations, provided either directly or through affiliated third-party providers.” Each letter concludes with a list of records being sought between January 2020 to present with responses due by May 28.
🚨BREAKING: Concierge services are helping thousands of migrants give birth in the U.S. every year to exploit birthright citizenship.
Ads openly promise things like “Have my baby in Miami.”
Absolutely INSANE. pic.twitter.com/cQAKptOP9j
— Jack (@jackunheard) April 2, 2026
“Birth tourism should never be big business in the United States,” Oversight Chairman James Comer, R-Kentucky, said in a statement. “This tactic exploits U.S. immigration law, and those who willfully misrepresent their intentions to temporarily come to the U.S. are breaking the law. The birth tourism industry is growing, and there are businesses that are flat out marketing it to foreign nationals. Most foreign nationals exploiting our immigration system in this way are from China and Russia, which raises national security concerns.”
In related remarks, Gill added: “It should appall every American to know that there is a thriving birth tourism economy on our soil, perpetuated by foreign nationals who undermine our sovereignty and have no regard for our rule of law. Our task force is demanding answers from the businesses who aid and abet this threat to our national security.”
While giving birth itself is not illegal, the documents state that “willfully misrepresenting one’s intentions to enter the country on a temporary visitor visa is a violation of current law and considered visa fraud.”
Citing Center for Immigration Studies estimates, the letters note that nearly 26,000 such births occurred in 2020 and approximately 70,000 in 2023. Highlighting national security risks from clients predominantly from China and Russia, the letter references Department of State rules, in addition to a Trump administration executive order – currently under legal challenge by the ACLU.
“In January 2025, President Trump issued an executive order limiting birthright citizenship by restricting eligibility for citizenship of children born in the United States to parents who are unlawfully present in the United States or lawfully present but only temporarily in the country at the time of birth such as an alien visiting under the Visa Waiver Program or on a nonimmigrant visa. A federal court issued a preliminary injunction in July 2025 preventing the executive order from taking effect, and it remains enjoined pending a final ruling by the U.S. Supreme Court.”
With a short six-month authorization to investigate abuses of immigration and social welfare programs, the GOP-led Task Force on Defending Constitutional Rights and Exposing Institutional Abuses is working against the clock to compel evidence—including a Medicaid fraud probe in Ohio announced this week.
