§1596 Additional Jurisdiction in Certain Trafficking Offenses

Summary

U.S. courts can try certain trafficking and forced-labor crimes that happened outside the United States when the crimes fall under sections 1581, 1583, 1584, 1589, 1590, or 1591 and either the accused is a U.S. citizen or a lawful permanent resident (as defined in 8 U.S.C. 1101), or the accused is present in the United States regardless of nationality. A U.S. prosecution under this rule cannot start if a foreign government, under a jurisdiction the United States recognizes, has already prosecuted or is prosecuting the person for the same conduct, unless the Attorney General or the Deputy Attorney General personally approves. That approval cannot be delegated.