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Are seeing a big spike in the number of cases people reaching out saying their u.s. passports have been called into question despite having a u.s. birth certificate and classified as a u.s. citizen their whole lives. >> i don't think they have changed their policies. obviously there has been a change. it's hard to tell. how can you issue one the first time without a problem and the second time when they go to red newcomen others a problem. >> the numbers are tough to gauge because the u.s. state department does not release statistics on passport fraud cases for security reason reasons. there a...

The administration actually fighting these cases and taking them to trial. that's a huge issue. >> the u.s. state department is pushing back on those claims and "the washington post" first reporting of the story. if n. a state heather nauert, spokesperson for the department says, quote: this is an irresponsible attempt to create division and stoke fear among american citizens while attempting to inflame tensions over immigration. south texas, the state department says, is where fraud length birth documents have been found issued by specific doctors and midwives along the texas, mexico border. ...

For security reasons. so there are some reports of people being stuck in mexico, their passports allegedly revoked when trying to reenter the u.s. or even some cases of people being detained at immigration detention centers. however, the u.s. state department pushing back on many of these reports saying fraudulent birth documents were once prevalent. in a statement a spokesperson for the state department says this is an irresponsible attempt to create division and stoke fear among american citizens while attempting to inflame tensions over immigration under the trump administration. domestic p...

Claiming people are using fake birth certificates to apply for u.s. passports. casey stiegel is in dallas with more on that. >> fraud is the state department's reasoning for taking a closer look at these birth documents. more on that in a second. immigration lawyers, this came to light because they started reporting a big increase, large spike in the number of clients that were coming to them saying that their u.s. passports had been called into question. despite having a u.s. birth certificate, and despite being classified as a u.s. citizen, their whole lives. >> i don't think they had change...

Believe that there was a conversation at some point with some explanation about why her birth documents were fraudulent. so, again, part of the on going question is we hope to get answers soon. >> sheriff, the man who raised her, along with this woman who has been arrested for kidnapping. i understand he was in prison at the time. is that right, that she was taken? >> i'm not sure if that's the same individual. it may be, but i don't believe that that's the same partner for the mother. >> do you believe that the man acting as her father knew? >> again, we're not sure. we have as many questions...