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U.S. Code as of:
01/19/04
Section 23. Jurisdiction of United States courts and judges
After any such proclamation has been made, the several courts of
the United States, having criminal jurisdiction, and the several
justices and judges of the courts of the United States, are
authorized and it shall be their duty, upon complaint against any
alien enemy resident and at large within such jurisdiction or
district, to the danger of the public peace or safety, and contrary
to the tenor or intent of such proclamation, or other regulations
which the President may have established, to cause such alien to be
duly apprehended and conveyed before such court, judge, or justice;
and after a full examination and hearing on such complaint, and
sufficient cause appearing, to order such alien to be removed out
of the territory of the United States, or to give sureties for his
good behavior, or to be otherwise restrained, conformably to the
proclamation or regulations established as aforesaid, and to
imprison, or otherwise secure such alien, until the order which may
be so made shall be performed.
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