Comer Subpoenas Florida Doctor in 2,000-Baby Birth Tourism Probe as Sept. 1 Hearing Nears
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Updated · Fox News · Aug 28
Comer Subpoenas Florida Doctor in 2,000-Baby Birth Tourism Probe as Sept. 1 Hearing Nears
2 articles · Updated · Fox News · Aug 28
Summary
Sept. 1 is the target date for a House Oversight hearing after Chairman James Comer subpoenaed Dr. Wladimir Lorentz, founder of Miami-based Have My Baby in Miami, over an alleged birth tourism operation.
Comer said Lorentz refused to appear voluntarily, with his lawyer citing a pending criminal probe by the U.S. Attorney's Office for the Southern District of Florida.
House Republicans say the inquiry centers on marketing that helped foreigners travel to the U.S. to give birth, raising immigration and national security concerns tied to visitors from countries including China and Russia.
Have My Baby in Miami's website and social accounts were disabled by Thursday, though a prior local report said the company had advertised helping deliver 2,000 babies.
The hearing broadens Rep. Brandon Gill's new Oversight task force beyond DEI-focused probes and follows Trump's August executive orders targeting birth tourism after his broader birthright citizenship push was struck down.