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[In an attempt to disenfranchise voters] US will start revoking passports for thousands of parents who owe child support, AP learns (apnews.com)
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The revocation program, plans for which were first reported by the AP in February, soon will be greatly expanded to cover parents who owe more than $2,500 in unpaid child support — the threshold set by a little-enforced 1996 law, the State Department said.

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[-] ArmoredThirteen@lemmy.zip 9 points 2 weeks ago

Wonder how long it'll take for them to use this precedence to revoke my trans passport while I'm living out of country

[-] Krankenwagen@lemmy.world 4 points 2 weeks ago

Didn't they already say it has to match your sex assigned at birth? Sounds like next time you go to renew it.

[-] ArmoredThirteen@lemmy.zip 2 points 2 weeks ago

They did but they aren't revoking current ones last I checked. My concern is they obviously want to revoke existing ones not just when I would have to renew it. If they do that and invalidate my current passport while I'm living out of country I will be immediately requesting asylum

this post was submitted on 08 May 2026
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