Washington, Sept. 24 -- The United States has rolled out targeted visa restrictions directed at individuals involved in commercial birth tourism, complementing the launch of a new public reporting system designed to intercept visa fraud, including sham marriages and fictitious employment offers.

Secretary of State Marco Rubio announced that the measures encompass participants alongside commercial facilitators coordinating travel to the United States intended to secure American citizenship via childbirth, with potential extensions to immediate family members.

Condemning the practice, Marco Rubio stated in a declaration, "Foreign commercial birth tourism networks have exploited the US immigration system to sell US citizenship for profit."...