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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Matthew Lee

US will start revoking passports for thousands of parents who owe child support, AP learns

United States Passports Child Support - (Copyright 2021 The Associated Press. All rights reserved.)

The U.S. State Department will begin revoking the U.S. passports of thousands of parents who owe a significant amount of unpaid child support.

The department told The Associated Press on Thursday that the revocations would begin Friday and be focused on those who owe $100,000 or more. That would apply to about 2,700 American passport holders, according to figures supplied to the State Department by the Department of Health and Human Services.

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