Trump Admin to Start Revoking Passports Over Unpaid Child Support
Summary
The Trump administration will begin taking away passports from U.S. citizens who owe more than $100,000 in unpaid child support. The program will start Friday and may soon include people who owe more than $2,500. People who lose their passports can get them back by paying their debts.Key Facts
- The policy targets Americans with child support debt exceeding $100,000, about 2,700 people.
- The program could lower the threshold to $2,500 in unpaid child support in the future.
- The 1996 law allows the State Department to revoke passports for unpaid child support but has been rarely used before.
- People can restore their passports once they settle their child support debts.
- Over 4.7 million custodial parents were supposed to receive child support in 2022, averaging $6,400 per year.
- In 2022, about $19.2 billion was paid in child support out of $29.9 billion that was expected.
- Most child support payments went to mothers ($16.2 billion) while fathers received about $3 billion.
- The State Department has not specified if some exceptions will apply to the policy.
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