Overview

• The Trump administration's January 2025 executive order mandates that US passports and visas reflect biological sex at birth, reversing a Biden-era policy allowing nonbinary 'X' gender markers.
• Several European countries, including Germany, France, and Ireland, have issued travel advisories warning transgender citizens about potential risks when traveling to the US under these policies.
• Reports indicate transgender travelers with mismatched documents face risks of detention, deportation, or denial of entry at US borders, with fears of indefinite detention in ICE facilities.
• Advocacy groups have criticized the US policy as a violation of human rights and urged governments like the UK and Canada to issue clearer guidance for transgender travelers.
• The policy has broader implications, with reports of individuals being detained for reasons such as political activism, raising concerns about the scope of US immigration enforcement.