{"id":24507,"date":"2026-05-18T16:12:27","date_gmt":"2026-05-18T16:12:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nationalgunowner.org\/index.php\/2026\/05\/18\/are-chinese-birth-centers-hiding-in-your-backyard-we-went-to-find-out\/"},"modified":"2026-05-18T16:12:27","modified_gmt":"2026-05-18T16:12:27","slug":"are-chinese-birth-centers-hiding-in-your-backyard-we-went-to-find-out","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nationalgunowner.org\/index.php\/2026\/05\/18\/are-chinese-birth-centers-hiding-in-your-backyard-we-went-to-find-out\/","title":{"rendered":"Are Chinese Birth Centers Hiding In Your Backyard? We Went To Find Out"},"content":{"rendered":"


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HOUSTON, Texas \u2014<\/strong> Tucked away in the quiet suburbs of Houston, Texas, is a sinister plot to undermine American immigration laws.<\/p>\n

Inside three suburban homes and one rundown apartment are allegedly Chinese women, along with their families, who are waiting to give birth to American citizen babies they can bring back to China.<\/p>\n

The State of Texas sued De\u2019Ai Postpartum Care Center in Houston, which they say operates the homes, accusing them of <\/span>\u201cexploiting birthright citizenship by unlawfully facilitating the invasion of Chinese nationals \u2026 for the sole purpose of giving birth.\u201d The center has allegedly facilitated the births of more than 1,000 American-born babies.<\/span><\/p>\n

The Daily Wire knocked on each of the homes\u2019 doors. Only one person answered.<\/p>\n

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Credit: Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

The Asian man, who was sporting a \u201cMake America Cowboy Again\u201d shirt, identified himself as Lai Wan Lin-Chan, who was named as a defendant in the lawsuit.<\/p>\n

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EXCLUSIVE: Are Chinese birth tourism centers hiding in your neighborhood? We went to find out.<\/p>\n

Texas has sued Houston-based De\u2019Ai Postpartum Care Center, accusing the operation of exploiting birthright citizenship by helping Chinese nationals travel to the U.S. \u201cfor the sole\u2026 pic.twitter.com\/AUifiiflfh<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2014 Jennie Taer (@JennieSTaer) May 18, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

In response to a question about the lawsuit, Lin-Chan said \u201cWe are trying to get a lawyer\u201d before shutting his front door.<\/p>\n

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Credit: Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

Moments later, he reappeared as I was standing on the street outside his home. Lin-Chan came out of the residence while recording on his phone as he asked: \u201cCan I see your ID?,\u201d adding \u201cBecause you just take picture of me.\u201d<\/p>\n

He then ignored another question about the lawsuit. This time, we asked if there were pregnant Chinese women inside the home.<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019m sorry I can\u2019t give you any information now,\u201d he said before walking back inside.<\/p>\n

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The practice of so-called Chinese birth tourism is coming under increasing scrutiny, with Peter Schweizer, President of the Government Accountability Institute, testifying<\/a> to the U.S. Senate in March that \u201cpossibly\u201d up to 1.5 million Chinese babies have been born in the U.S. in order to obtain citizenship and the right to return in the future, with the intention of being raised in China.<\/span><\/p>\n

Further concerns related to Chinese intrusion into American affairs center around foreign-government backed purchasing of U.S. farmland, and the recent spate of Chinese-intelligence gathering incidents, such as the recent federal indictment accusing Arcadia, CA Mayor Eileen Wang of acting as an agent of the People\u2019s Republic of China. Wang has since agreed to plead guilty in the case.<\/span><\/p>\n

One of the center\u2019s recent TikTok videos encourages\u00a0women to apply for American tourist visas \u201cbefore pregnancy,\u201d stating that the federal government \u201cwill strictly investigate birth tourism,\u201d adding, \u201cIt is easy to be rejected if you sign after pregnancy.\u201d<\/p>\n

The center also \u201cclaims to offer a variety of options for tourism while expectant families await the birth of their child,\u201d that include a \u201cluxury chauffeured black-car service across the Houston area for its high-paying guests, purportedly to visit the variety of different locales advertised on its social media page, including the spring bluebonnets in Brenham, Texas, the Houston Rodeo, Christmas light shows in Houston, and the Louvre Couture exhibition at the Museum of Fine Arts,\u201d the lawsuit states.<\/p>\n

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Credit: Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

Neighbors of the properties said they had little to no interaction with the alleged birthing center residents, with some reporting seeing multiple vehicles crammed in the driveways.<\/p>\n

David, who declined to share his last name out of concern for his safety, said he\u2019s seen many different people going in and out of one of the homes.<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019ve seen this in Asian households, like a bunch of family members living there. That\u2019s what it looked like,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

Harris County Deputy Constable Craig Cummings told The Daily Wire that his office encourages community members to report such suspicious activity \u201cso that we can act on it.\u201d<\/p>\n

He said if neighbors observe that many people are packed in one home, it\u2019s cause for concern.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s not ordinary, but it\u2019s also something that we\u2019re aware of. When we start looking at multiple people in a home, we start thinking that this may be some nexus to human trafficking. Clearly, having a large number of people in a home is not normal,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

Nonimmigrant visas, such as tourist visas, \u201care reserved for temporary visits for business or pleasure, with applicants bearing the burden of proving they intend to depart after their authorized stay\u201d and not \u201cfor the primary purpose of obtaining U.S. citizenship for a child by giving birth in the United States,\u201d immigration lawyer Matthew Kolken told The Daily Wire.<\/p>\n

\u201cIn sum, visiting temporarily for pleasure does not include travel for the primary purpose of obtaining U.S. citizenship for a child by giving birth in the United States,\u201d Kolken said.<\/p>\n

Committing such immigration fraud \u201cresults in a lifetime bar to admissibility\u201d to the United States, according to Kolken.<\/p>\n

President Donald Trump signed an executive order ending birthright citizenship on his second Inauguration Day. The order has been paused due to multiple legal challenges.<\/p>\n

Its fate now sits before the Supreme Court, which heard oral arguments on April 1 in the presence of Trump.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe are the only Country in the World STUPID enough to allow \u2018Birthright\u2019 Citizenship!\u201d Trump posted on Truth Social shortly after the conclusion of the oral arguments.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n