US to revoke passports of parents with child support debt

The U.S. State Department has announced it will begin actively canceling passports belonging to parents who have accumulated more than $2,500 in unpaid child support obligations. While a 1996 federal statute permitted such revocations, enforcement was previously limited to situations where delinquent parents applied for passport renewals. Under the new approach, the State Department will collaborate with Health and Human Services to proactively identify individuals with outstanding support debts and revoke their travel documents.