The U.S. State Department says it is revoking passports of Americans with significant outstanding child support debt.
Passport revocations for unpaid child support of more than $2,500 is allowed under a rarely-enforced 1996 federal law.
Previously, the consequence was only doled out when people with such debt sought to renew their passports.
However, in a statement on Wednesday, the department said it would coordinate with the Department of Health and Human Services to revoke the passports of Americans who have racked up “significant” outstanding child support debt.
A revoked passport may no longer be used for travel, even if child support debt has been paid.
Citizens will only be eligible for a new US passport after their debt has been paid to the state child support enforcement agency they owe, the statement said.
Affected Americans outside the country would be only eligible for
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