US state department to start revoking passports of parents who owe child support

Revocations will start on Friday for those who owe $100,000 or more, and then expand to those who owe $2,500 or more

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The US state department will begin revoking the US passports of thousands of parents who owe a significant amount of unpaid child support.

The department told the Associated Press on Thursday that the revocations would begin on Friday and be focused on those who owe $100,000 or more. That would apply to about 2,700 American passport holders, according to figures supplied to the state department by the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS).

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