State Department begins revoking passports of parents with unpaid child support debt.
The U.S. State Department announced it will begin revoking passports of Americans who owe more than $2,500 in unpaid child support, enforcing a rarely-applied 1996 law. Revocations will start Friday, initially targeting approximately 2,700 passport holders who owe $100,000 or more. The policy is set to expand to a broader population once HHS finishes collecting data from state agencies.
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Coverage is largely uniform wire copy, with the Washington Examiner crediting Trump and Rubio leadership explicitly, while the NYT frames it as Trump administration enforcement of a decades-old law, and most outlets simply relay AP's reporting without editorial angle.
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“State Department Will Revoke Passports of Parents Who Owe Child Support”T New York Times LEFT
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“State Department to revoke passports for US holders with 'significant' child support debt”WE Washington Examiner RIGHT
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“US revoking passports of parents who owe more than $2,500 in child support” · AP News, PBS NewsHour, Reuters, The Hill
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TNew York Times State Department Will Revoke Passports of Parents Who Owe Child Support 56d ago HPHuffPost U.S. Will Revoke Passports For Thousands Of Parents Who Owe Child Support 57d ago CENTER4
APAP News US will start revoking passports for thousands of parents who owe child support, AP learns PBSPBS NewsHour AP report: Americans who owe significant child support will have their U.S. passports revoked 57d ago RReuters US to start revoking passports of parents who owe child support, AP reports 57d ago HThe Hill US revoking passports of parents who owe more than $2,500 in child support 56d ago Tracked claims from across the political spectrum
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