<p><strong>HOUSTON, Texas —</strong> Tucked away in the quiet suburbs of Houston, Texas, is a sinister plot to undermine American immigration laws.</p>
<p>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>
<p>The State of Texas sued <span class="css-1jxf684 r-bcqeeo r-1ttztb7 r-qvutc0 r-poiln3">De’Ai Postpartum Care Center in Houston, which they say operates the homes, accusing them of </span><span class="css-1jxf684 r-bcqeeo r-1ttztb7 r-qvutc0 r-poiln3">“exploiting birthright citizenship by unlawfully facilitating the invasion of Chinese nationals … for the sole purpose of giving birth.” The center has allegedly facilitated the births of more than 1,000 American-born babies.</span></p>
<p>The Daily Wire knocked on each of the homes&#8217; doors. Only one person answered.</p>
<div id="attachment_1092179" style="width: 310px" class="wp-caption aligncenter"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-1092179" class="wp-image-1092179 size-medium" src="https://dw-wp-production.imgix.net/2026/05/Untitled-design-2026-05-08T143143.009-300x288.jpg" alt="" width="300" height="288" srcset="https://dw-wp-production.imgix.net/2026/05/Untitled-design-2026-05-08T143143.009-300x288.jpg 300w, https://dw-wp-production.imgix.net/2026/05/Untitled-design-2026-05-08T143143.009-599x576.jpg 599w, https://dw-wp-production.imgix.net/2026/05/Untitled-design-2026-05-08T143143.009-768x738.jpg 768w, https://dw-wp-production.imgix.net/2026/05/Untitled-design-2026-05-08T143143.009.jpg 932w" sizes=" (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px" /><p id="caption-attachment-1092179" class="wp-caption-text">Credit: Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton</p></div>
<p>The Asian man, who was sporting a &#8220;Make America Cowboy Again&#8221; shirt, identified himself as Lai Wan Lin-Chan, who was named as a defendant in the lawsuit.</p>
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<p>Texas has sued Houston-based De’Ai Postpartum Care Center, accusing the operation of exploiting birthright citizenship by helping Chinese nationals travel to the U.S. “for the sole… <a href="https://t.co/AUifiiflfh">pic.twitter.com/AUifiiflfh</a></p>
<p>— Jennie Taer (@JennieSTaer) <a href="https://twitter.com/JennieSTaer/status/2056381136830439840?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">May 18, 2026</a></p></blockquote>
<p>In response to a question about the lawsuit, Lin-Chan said &#8220;We are trying to get a lawyer&#8221; before shutting his front door.</p>
<div id="attachment_1092177" style="width: 310px" class="wp-caption aligncenter"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-1092177" class="size-medium wp-image-1092177" src="https://dw-wp-production.imgix.net/2026/05/Untitled-design-2026-05-08T143217.722-300x199.jpg" alt="" width="300" height="199" srcset="https://dw-wp-production.imgix.net/2026/05/Untitled-design-2026-05-08T143217.722-300x199.jpg 300w, https://dw-wp-production.imgix.net/2026/05/Untitled-design-2026-05-08T143217.722.jpg 668w" sizes=" (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px" /><p id="caption-attachment-1092177" class="wp-caption-text">Credit: Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton</p></div>
<p>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: &#8220;Can I see your ID?,&#8221; adding &#8220;Because you just take picture of me.&#8221;</p>
<p>He then ignored another question about the lawsuit. This time, we asked if there were pregnant Chinese women inside the home.</p>
<p>&#8220;I&#8217;m sorry I can&#8217;t give you any information now,&#8221; he said before walking back inside.</p>
<div class="image"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" class="size-medium wp-image-1092175 aligncenter" src="https://dw-wp-production.imgix.net/2026/05/IMG_2476-138x300.png" alt="" width="138" height="300" srcset="https://dw-wp-production.imgix.net/2026/05/IMG_2476-138x300.png 138w, https://dw-wp-production.imgix.net/2026/05/IMG_2476-265x576.png 265w, https://dw-wp-production.imgix.net/2026/05/IMG_2476-768x1669.png 768w, https://dw-wp-production.imgix.net/2026/05/IMG_2476-707x1536.png 707w, https://dw-wp-production.imgix.net/2026/05/IMG_2476-943x2048.png 943w, https://dw-wp-production.imgix.net/2026/05/IMG_2476-scaled.png 1178w" sizes=" (max-width: 138px) 100vw, 138px" /></div>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">The practice of so-called Chinese birth tourism is coming under increasing scrutiny, with Peter Schweizer, President of the Government Accountability Institute, <a href="https://www.judiciary.senate.gov/imo/media/doc/08cf7ed3-aa64-3b6b-3268-21f7d9feb233/2026-03-10_Testimony_Schweizer.pdf" target="_blank" rel="noopener">testifying</a> to the U.S. Senate in March that &#8220;possibly&#8221; 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>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">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’s Republic of China. Wang has since agreed to plead guilty in the case.</span></p>
<p>One of the center&#8217;s recent TikTok videos encourages women to apply for American tourist visas “before pregnancy,” stating that the federal government “will strictly investigate birth tourism,” adding, “It is easy to be rejected if you sign after pregnancy.”</p>
<p>The center also “claims to offer a variety of options for tourism while expectant families await the birth of their child,” that include a “luxury 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,” the lawsuit states.</p>
<div id="attachment_1092195" style="width: 310px" class="wp-caption aligncenter"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-1092195" class="wp-image-1092195 size-medium" src="https://dw-wp-production.imgix.net/2026/05/Untitled-design-2026-05-08T143759.585-300x183.jpg" alt="" width="300" height="183" srcset="https://dw-wp-production.imgix.net/2026/05/Untitled-design-2026-05-08T143759.585-300x183.jpg 300w, https://dw-wp-production.imgix.net/2026/05/Untitled-design-2026-05-08T143759.585.jpg 682w" sizes=" (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px" /><p id="caption-attachment-1092195" class="wp-caption-text">Credit: Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton</p></div>
<p>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>
<p>David, who declined to share his last name out of concern for his safety, said he&#8217;s seen many different people going in and out of one of the homes.</p>
<p>&#8220;I&#8217;ve seen this in Asian households, like a bunch of family members living there. That&#8217;s what it looked like,&#8221; he said.</p>
<p>Harris County Deputy Constable Craig Cummings told The Daily Wire that his office encourages community members to report such suspicious activity &#8220;so that we can act on it.&#8221;</p>
<p>He said if neighbors observe that many people are packed in one home, it&#8217;s cause for concern.</p>
<p>&#8220;It&#8217;s not ordinary, but it&#8217;s also something that we&#8217;re 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,&#8221; he said.</p>
<p>Nonimmigrant visas, such as tourist visas, &#8220;are reserved for temporary visits for business or pleasure, with applicants bearing the burden of proving they intend to depart after their authorized stay&#8221; and not &#8220;for the primary purpose of obtaining U.S. citizenship for a child by giving birth in the United States,&#8221; immigration lawyer Matthew Kolken told The Daily Wire.</p>
<p>&#8220;In 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,&#8221; Kolken said.</p>
<p>Committing such immigration fraud &#8220;results in a lifetime bar to admissibility&#8221; to the United States, according to Kolken.</p>
<p>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>
<p>Its fate now sits before the Supreme Court, which heard oral arguments on April 1 in the presence of Trump.</p>
<p>“We are the only Country in the World STUPID enough to allow ‘Birthright’ Citizenship!” Trump posted on Truth Social shortly after the conclusion of the oral arguments.</p>

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