18 U.S.C. § 1596 - Additional jurisdiction in certain trafficking offenses

• Cite as: 18 U.S.C. § 1596

(a) IN GENERAL.-In addition to any domestic or extra-territorial jurisdiction otherwise provided by law, the courts of the United States have extra-territorial jurisdiction over any offense (or any attempt or conspiracy to commit an offense) under section 1581, 1583, 1584, 1589, 1590, or 1591 if-

(1) an alleged offender is a national of the United States or an alien lawfully admitted for permanent residence (as those terms are defined in section 101 of the Immigration and Nationality Act ( 8 U.S.C. 1101 )); or

(2) an alleged offender is present in the United States, irrespective of the nationality of the alleged offender.