§4106A Transfer of offenders on parole; parole of offenders transferred

Summary

When a person on parole from another country comes to the United States, the Attorney General must place them under the U.S. Parole Commission’s supervision. If the person is sent to the U.S. to serve a prison term, the Parole Commission must quickly set a release date and the length and rules of any supervised release. The Commission must treat the case like a similar federal conviction and must consider recommendations from the U.S. Probation Service and any papers from the sending country. Time in prison plus supervised release cannot be longer than the sentence given by the foreign court. The U.S. Probation Service will carry out the usual probation officer duties. The person can appeal the Parole Commission’s decision to the U.S. court of appeals for the circuit where they are imprisoned. They must file notice of appeal within 45 days. The appeals court must handle the case the same way it would an appeal of a federal sentence. While on supervised release, the U.S. district court where the person lives will supervise them. The rules apply only to crimes committed on or after November 1, 1987.