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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
World
Mathew Lee

Trump eyes passport travel ban for parents with unpaid bills

Parents in the United States who owe substantial child support payments could soon find themselves unable to travel internationally, as federal authorities prepare to significantly ramp up enforcement of a decades-old law.

The U.S government is set to expand and intensify a 30-year-old regulation that permits the federal government to revoke American passports until outstanding payments are settled, according to three US officials.

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