India, Nov. 13 -- The US Department of State has revoked more than 6,000 visas from foreign nationals who engaged in or facilitated birth tourism, the department said on November 12. The announcement came as the Trump administration intensifies its crackdown on the practice and the commercial networks allegedly operating around it.

"The Department of State's Birth Tourism Prevention Task Force has now revoked more than 6,000 visas from foreigners who engaged in or facilitated birth tourism. We are identifying and holding accountable everyone involved in this illicit practice," the department said in a post on X.

The announcement marks an increase from the 4,000 birth-tourism-related visa revocations reported by the White House in Octobe...