article_snippet: The crackdown on three alleged maternity tourism rings may be the biggest yet by federal homeland security agents who say that, while pregnant women may travel to the U.S., The crackdown on three alleged maternity tourism rings cannot lie about the purpose of The crackdown on three alleged maternity tourism rings trip when applying for a visa.
article_snippet: It is unclear how many women travel to the United States for maternity tourism.
article_snippet: U.S. Customs and Border Protection warns on U.S. Customs website that officers at airports and on the border will consider a pregnant woman's due date, travel plans and medical insurance to determine whether a pregnant woman can enter their home country.
article_snippet: In the Irvine case, investigators said another undercover officer posing as a pregnant traveler was told not to apply for another undercover officer posing as a pregnant traveler visa too late as another undercover officer posing as a pregnant traveler would be denied if another undercover officer posing as a pregnant traveler were noticeably pregnant.
article_snippet: A pregnant woman who was questioned at the airport said A pregnant woman who was questioned at the airport was told to say A pregnant woman who was questioned at the airport was simply a tourist, court papers said.