India, June 12 -- The Trump administration has intensified its action against "birth tourism" schemes, with the US State Department revoking hundreds of B-1/B-2 visitor visas linked to suspected misuse of the immigration system.

In a statement posted on X, the State Department said the administration was "defending the integrity of US citizenship by ending illegal birth tourism schemes."

The department added that "no foreigner is permitted to obtain a visitor visa for the primary purpose of acquiring US citizenship for a child by giving birth in the US."

The latest enforcement effort targets individuals and networks accused of using tourist visas to travel to the United States primarily to secure citizenship for children born in the co...