GOP officials eye restrictions on pregnant travelers following Supreme Court ruling

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Source: MS NOW News

July 1, 2026, 9:01 AM EDT


The ruling wasn’t as lopsided as many legal observers expected, but in Trump v. Barbara, the U.S. Supreme Court rejected the idea that a president can override the 14th Amendment to the Constitution with an executive order. Although the 5-4 ruling left in place a status quo that had existed for generations, much of the right did not respond well to the news.

Much of the outrage from conservatives was tiresome and predictable, but one element of the pushback to the high court’s ruling stood out, for unfortunate reasons. A couple of hours after the decision was issued, Republican Rep. Lauren Boebert of Colorado argued by way of social media that the State Department “should immediately cease to give out visas to pregnant applicants.” Soon after, one of her colleagues went a step further by announcing plans for a legislative solution.

Republican Rep. Andy Ogles of Tennessee said Tuesday he’s moving forward with plans for legislation that he’s calling the Anchors Away Act, which would ban certain pregnant foreign women from entering the United States.

“So, I have a bill; it will be called ‘Anchors Away,’ which, look, if you’re not a U.S. citizen, if you’re not a green card holder and you have a child on U.S. soil, today, that child will be a U.S. citizen,” Ogles said in a video posted to social media. “Under my bill, under my legislation, we fix that. … So in short, what this bill does is, if you are a pregnant woman, you can’t come into this country. You got to be a citizen, be here, you have to be a green card holder. So if you’re pregnant and you don’t have one of those statuses, no admittance allowed,” he continued.

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[dweller]

1. What next. ? Forced abortions

at 9 or 10 months ?

These are some seriously sick fucks

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[Ocelot II]

2. Not every pregnant woman is obviously pregnant.

Will they make every female traveler between the ages of 13 and 50 pee on a pregnancy test stick at Customs to prove they aren't pregnant before they can enter the US?

[WestMichRad]

3. Unfortunately, I predicted this as a possibility

... along with mandatory pregnancy testing for women of child-bearing age who apply for admission to the country.

Friggin' creeps!

[Norrrm]

4. Trump made money selling condos for pregnant Russian women to give birth here.

[Talitha]

6. I remember hearing about that.

[Talitha]

5. Blatant sexual discrimination.

Or will they also deny entry to males with a healthy sperm count?

[AZJonnie]

7. I'll be holding my breath waiting to find out what is meant by "certain pregnant women"

I mean, what an intriguing mystery, trying to reckon what "the criteria" might be for a rule like that?

Might it based on whether the woman is flying in from some "shithole country", in the eyes of Clowny McDollhands?

Nah, it won't be anything like that

[LetMyPeopleVote]

8. MaddowBlog-GOP officials eye restrictions on pregnant travelers following Supreme Court ruling

How exactly would U.S. officials go about determining whether someone entering the country is pregnant?

As Republicans eye new restrictions on pregnant travelers coming to the United States, a question hangs overhead:

How, exactly, would U.S. officials go about determining whether someone entering the country is pregnant or not?
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— Steve Benen (@stevebenen.com) 2026-07-01T14:07:19.391Z

https://www.ms.now/rachel-maddow-show/maddowblog/restrictions-us-pregnant-travelers-supreme-court-birthright

Republican Rep. Andy Ogles of Tennessee said Tuesday he’s moving forward with plans for legislation that he’s calling the Anchors Away Act, which would ban certain pregnant foreign women from entering the United States.

“So, I have a bill; it will be called ‘Anchors Away,’ which, look, if you’re not a U.S. citizen, if you’re not a green card holder and you have a child on U.S. soil, today, that child will be a U.S. citizen,” Ogles said in a video posted to social media. “Under my bill, under my legislation, we fix that. … So in short, what this bill does is, if you are a pregnant woman, you can’t come into this country. You got to be a citizen, be here, you have to be a green card holder. So if you’re pregnant and you don’t have one of those statuses, no admittance allowed,” he continued.

As HuffPost noted, “The ‘anchor’ part of Ogles’ bill refers to the pejorative term, ‘anchor babies,’ used by many conservatives to describe children born in the U.S. to undocumented immigrants.”....

As the day progressed, White House deputy chief of staff Stephen Miller also appeared on Fox News, and when asked whether the U.S. is prepared to start “banning pregnant women,” Miller didn’t say no, replying instead that there are “a lot of things” the Trump administration will take “a hard look” at.

Stephen Miller says the Trump administration will take “a hard look” at banning foreign pregnant women from the country

— Aaron Rupar (@atrupar.com) 2026-07-01T00:26:43.277Z

On Wednesday morning, Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin also said the administration is prepared to “look at” restrictions on pregnant travelers to the U.S.

I won’t pretend to know what, if anything, will come of this, but I do have a question for proponents of these restrictions: How exactly would U.S. officials go about determining whether someone entering the country is pregnant?