Special procedures for deserters from Spanish or Greek ships of war.

CFR · 2024-01-01 · US · Title 8

(a) (b) (c) (1) The individual sought by the Spanish or Greek authorities had deserted from a Spanish or Greek ship of war in a United States port; (2) The individual actually arrested and detained is the person sought; (3) The individual is not a citizen of the United States; and (4) The individual had not previously been arrested for the same cause and set at liberty because he or she had been detained for more than 3 months, or more than 2 months in the case of a deserter from a Greek ship of war, from the day of his or her arrest without the Spanish or Greek authorities having found an opportunity to send him or her home, the individual shall be served with a copy of the findings, from which no appeal shall lie, and be surrendered forthwith to the Spanish or Greek authorities if they are prepared to remove him or her from the United States. On written request of the Spanish or Greek authorities, the individual shall be detained, at their expense, for a period not exceeding 3 months or 2 months, respectively, from the day of arrest to afford opportunity to arrange for his or her departure from the United States. (d) (e)

official document · source cfr-2024 · id 8:§ 252.5