The United States government has started revoking the passports of parents who owe large amounts in unpaid child support, with the crackdown initially targeting those owing $100,000 or more.
The U.S. State Department confirmed on Thursday that the policy will take effect from Friday, affecting about 2,700 American passport holders identified by the Department of Health and Human Services.
Officials said the enforcement will soon expand to include anyone owing more than $2,500 in child support, the minimum threshold under a 1996 federal law that had rarely been.Continue Your, Reading. .
