hawaii. then they took a flight to l.a. and disappeared into one of the birth tourism apartments. president trump, of course, has previously said he would like to end the practice of birthright citizenship, referring chiefly to pregnant women coming across the border from mexico, but also to wealthy foreigners taking advantage of the same opportunity for their children. they are all made instantly eligible for every privilege and benefit of american citizenship at a cost of billions of dollars a year. and this is a new front in immigration enforcement for the u.s. government, the first time criminal charges have ever been brought against birth tourism businesses. jonathan hunt, fox news. jon: a young life snatched away in the worth terror attack in american history. why the family left behind has renewed hope for justice.
lodging and transportation until their babies were born on u.s. soil and, therefore, qualified for citizenship. in announcing the arrest the agent in charge of homeland security investigations in los angeles said, quote: america s way of life is not for sale. anyone who would exploit our nation s generosity and our legal immigration system should be on notice. they may end up being the ones to pay a very steep price. here s how it worked, according to investigators. the pregnant women usually wealthy, would call a company called you win u.s.a. vacation services whose employees allegedly then coach the women on how to write bogus tourist visa applications and how to dress to travel without revealing their pregnancy. they flew first from china to hawaii with other genuine tourists because it was apparently easier to get passed customs and border protection in hawaii. then they took a flight to l.a. and disappeared into
employees allegedly then coached the women on how to write bogus tourist visa applications and how to dress to travel without revealing their pregnancy. they flew first from china to hawaii with other genuine tourists because it was easier to get past customs and border patrol in hawaii. then they took a flight to l.a. and then disappeared into one of the birth tourism apartments. many operated by another company called star baby care until their babies were born. u.s. attorney said in a statement the schemes sought to defeat our immigration laws and that the birthing house operators showed, quote, contempt for the united states while they were luring their clients with the power and prestige of u.s. citizenship for their children. this, jon, by the way, is a new front in immigration enforcement for the u.s. government. the first time criminal charges have ever been brought against operators and customers of
his apartment. telling the daily mail that he flew him from minnesota to l.a., and injected him with methamphetamines, quoting again that i was so scared, i felt today death in my soul, call my mother, i said i feel like he is going to kill me. investigating the death of timothy dean, and re-investigating the death of gemmel moore, ed buck has donated hundreds of thousands of dollars to democratic causes and candidates, some of those are giving the money back. martha. martha: a lot more to come in the story, trace, thank you very much. here s a question for you, how do you split a $137 billion fortune? the founder of amazon about to go through the most expensive divorce in history. and some newly uncovered text messages could complicate things even more. my ladies night panel is coming up next. k together doing important stuff.
jemele moore, a black male escort, overdosed on methamphetamine. there wasn t enough evidence to charge ed buck but in a journal entry moore wrote, i ve become addicted to drugs and the worst one ats that, ed buck is the one to thank. he gave me my first injection of crystal meth. it was very painful but after all the troubles, i became addicted. moore s family has released a statement saying, if a young white man was found dead in a wealthy black man s apartment with syringes and drugs all around. that black man would have been handcuffed and taken directly to jail. now a 28-year-old black male claims he barely escaped death inside buck s apartment. germane tells daily mail buck flew him from minnesota to l.a. and injected him with methamphetamine. ihe was so scared. i felt death walked into my soul. i called my mother. i said, i feel like is he is going to kill me. g police are investigating the death of timothy dean, now reinvestigating the death of jemele moore. democratic pol