• LifeInMultipleChoice@lemmy.world
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    19 hours ago

    It isn’t that cut and dry. If you are coming to the U.S. and your baby is due to be birthed during your stay border control can just turn you away. They can also turn you away if they think there is a potential it may come early during your stay and don’t have insurance already paid for to cover any medical costs that may be needed for the birth and care, with plans on how you and they will be leaving the country.

    People who think they can just fly in and have a baby here willy nilly haven’t dealt with border control in the U.S.

    As a U.S. citizen I have been held/detained at the border and they kept my passport until I could prove exactly what modes of transportation I would be using in my own country or they wouldn’t release me.