September 1, 2026 – Birth tourism mastermind pleads the Fifth

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Dr. Wladimir Lorentz appears before the House Oversight Committee wearing an upside-down American flag on his lapel (Credit: public domain)

The doctor behind a Miami company that markets services to foreign nationals seeking to give birth in the United States was subpoenaed to testify before Congress Tuesday. He invoked the Fifth Amendment 11 times, answered none of the committee’s substantive questions, and was promptly dismissed from the hearing.

Dr. Wladimir Lorentz, founder and chief medical officer of Miami Medical Concierge Services, also known as “Have My Baby in Miami,” initially refused to voluntarily appear before the House Oversight Committee’s Task Force on Defending Constitutional Rights and Exposing Institutional Abuses. Chairman Rep. James Comer (R-KY) responded by subpoenaing Lorentz on August 26 to appear at Tuesday’s hearing, titled “Protecting American Citizenship: Confronting Birth Tourism.”

But Lorentz’s testimony lasted only a few minutes. In his opening statement, Lorentz said he was appearing in response to the subpoena and, on the advice of his attorney, would decline to answer questions related to a pending federal investigation. “I will respectfully decline to answer any questions touching the subject matter of a pending federal investigation on the grounds that a truthful answer may tend to incriminate me, and I invoke my rights under the Fifth Amendment to the United States Constitution,” Lorentz said.

Lorentz invoked the Fifth in response to every substantive question brought by Task Force Chairman Rep. Brandon Gill (R-TX), including questions about whether Have My Baby in Miami facilitated the entry of foreign nationals seeking to give birth and obtain U.S. citizenship for their children, how many foreign nationals had used the service, and whether the company had assisted members of the Chinese Communist Party or foreign criminal organizations. (Read more: Daily Wire, 9/1/2026)  (Archive)