The State Department on Friday is set to revoke thousands of passports for parents with significant, outstanding child support payments.
The move, first reported by The Associated Press, will initially target passport holders who owe $100,000 or more; seldom-enforced legislation from 1996 permits revocations for those who owe $2,500 or more.
“The Department of State is coordinating with the Department of Health and Human Services on an unprecedented scale to revoke the passports of Americans who have racked up significant outstanding child support debt,” the State Department announced Thursday.