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State department to start revoking passports of parents who owe child support, AP reports


State department to start revoking passports of parents who owe child support, AP reports

U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents and federal officers detain a migrant as he walks out from a hearing at a U.S. immigration court in Manhattan, in New York City, U.S., Oct. 27, 2025. (Credit: David 'Dee' Delgado Pulitzer Prize Finalist for Breaking News Photography)

The State Department will begin revoking the U.S. passports of thousands of parents who owe a significant amount of unpaid child support, the Associated Press reported on Thursday.

The revocations would begin on Friday and be focused on those who owe $100,000 or more, or about 2,700 American passport holders, the AP reported.

The revocation program will soon be expanded to cover parents who owe more than $2,500 in unpaid child support, which is a threshold set by a little-enforced 1996 law, the AP reported, citing the State Department.

The department did not immediately respond to a request for comment from Reuters.

The State Department will begin revoking the U.S. passports of thousands of parents who owe a significant amount of unpaid child support, the Associated Press reported on Thursday.

The revocations would begin on Friday and be focused on those who owe $100,000 or more, or about 2,700 American passport holders, the AP reported.

The revocation program will soon be expanded to cover parents who owe more than $2,500 in unpaid child support, which is a threshold set by a little-enforced 1996 law, the AP reported, citing the State Department.

The department did not immediately respond to a request for comment from Reuters.