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8 U.S.C. § 1182d — Denial of visas to confiscators of American property

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8 U.S.C. § 1182d — Denial of visas to confiscators of American property

**(a) Denial of visas** Except as otherwise provided in [section 6091 of title 22](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title22-section6091&num=0&edition=prelim), and subject to subsection (b), the Secretary of State may deny the issuance of a visa to any alien who— (1) through the abuse of position, including a governmental or political party position, converts or has converted for personal gain real property that has been confiscated or expropriated, a claim to which is owned by a national of the United States, or who is complicit in such a conversion; or (2) induces any of the actions or omissions described in paragraph (1) by any person. **(b) Exceptions** Subsection (a) shall not apply to— (1) any country established by international mandate through the United Nations; or (2) any territory recognized by the United States Government to be in dispute. **(c) Reporting requirement** Not later than 6 months after October 21, 1998, and every 12 months thereafter, the Secretary of State shall submit to the Speaker of the House of Representatives and to the chairman of the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate a report, including— (1) a list of aliens who have been denied a visa under this subsection; and (2) a list of aliens who could have been denied a visa under subsection (a) but were issued a visa and an explanation as to why each such visa was issued.

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22 U.S.C. § 6091 — Liability for trafficking in confiscated property claimed by United States nationals

**(a) Civil remedy** (1) **Liability for trafficking** (A) Except as otherwise provided in this section, any person that, after the end of the 3-month period beginning on the effective date of this subchapter, traffics in property which was confiscated by the Cuban Government on or after January 1, 1959, shall be liable to any United States national who owns the claim to such property for money damages in an amount equal to the sum of— (i) the amount which is the greater of— (I) the amount, if any, certified to the claimant by the Foreign Claims Settlement Commission under the International Claims Settlement Act of 1949 [[22 U.S.C. 1621](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title22-section1621&num=0&edition=prelim) et seq.], plus interest; (II) the amount determined under [section 6083(a)(2) of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title22-section6083/a/2&num=0&edition=prelim), plus interest; or (III) the fair market value of that property, calculated as being either the current value of the property, or the value of the property when confiscated plus interest, whichever is greater; and (ii) court costs and reasonable attorneys’ fees. (B) Interest under subparagraph (A)(i) shall be at the rate set forth in [section 1961 of title 28](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title28-section1961&num=0&edition=prelim), computed by the court from the date of confiscation of the property involved to the date on which the action is brought under this subsection. (2) **Presumption in favor of the certified claims** — There shall be a presumption that the amount for which a person is liable under clause (i) of paragraph (1)(A) is the amount that is certified as d

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8 U.S.C. § 1182d — Denial of visas to confiscators of Amer-

Page 215 TITLE 8—ALIENS AND NATIONALITY § 1182e This memorandum is not intended to create, and should not be construed to create, any right or benefit, substantive or procedural, legally enforceable by any party against the United States, its agencies or instru- mentalities, officers, employees, or any other person, or to require any procedures to determine whether a person is a refugee. You are authorized and directed to publish this memorandum in the Federal Register. WILLIAM J. CLINTON. IMPLEMENTING IMMEDIATE HEIGHTENED SCREENING AND VETTING OF APPLICATIONS FOR VISAS AND OTHER IMMI- GRATION BENEFITS, ENSURING ENFORCEMENT OF ALL LAWS FOR ENTRY INTO THE UNITED STATES, AND IN- CREASING TRANSPARENCY AMONG DEPARTMENTS AND AGENCIES OF THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT AND FOR THE AMERICAN PEOPLE Memorandum of President of the United States, Mar. 6, 2017, 82 F.R. 16279, which related to increased enforce- ment of immigration laws, was revoked by Ex. Ord. No. 14013, § 2(b), Feb. 4, 2021, 86 F.R. 8840, set out in a note under section 1157 of this title. §§ 1182a to 1182c. Repealed. Pub. L. 87–301, § 24(a)(1), (3), Sept. 26, 1961, 75 Stat. 657 Section 1182a, act Sept. 3, 1954, ch. 1254, § 4, 68 Stat. 1145, related to admission of aliens who were either convicted, or who admitted the commission, of a mis- demeanor. Section 1182b, Pub. L. 85–316, § 5, Sept. 11, 1957, 71 Stat. 640, permitted admission of an alien spouse, child or parent excludable for crime involving moral turpi- tude in cases of hardship, when not contrary to na- tional welfare or security, and with Attorney General’s consent, and under conditions and procedures pre- scribed by him. See section 1182(h) of this title. Section 1182c, Pub. L. 85–316, § 6, Sept. 11, 1957, 71 Stat. 640; Pub. L. 86–25

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