Woman jailed for helping Chinese women travel to give birth in US
California woman gets 41 months as birthright citizenship is thrust into spotlight with Trump’s return to White House
A California woman was sentenced on Monday to more than three years in prison in a long-running case over a business that helped pregnant Chinese women travel to the United States to deliver babies who automatically became American citizens.
R Gary Klausner, a US district judge, gave Phoebe Dong a 41-month sentence. Dong and her husband were convicted in September of conspiracy and money laundering through their company, USA Happy Baby.
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