18 U.S.C. § 1429
Penalties for neglect or refusal to answer subpena
Any person who has been subpenaed under the provisions of subsection (d) of section 336 of the Immigration and Nationality Act to appear at the final hearing of an application for naturalization, and who shall neglect or refuse to so appear and to testify, if in the power of such person to do so, shall be fined under this title or imprisoned not more than five years, or both.
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 5
cases (2 in the last 5 years), 2008–2022 · leading case: Keli v. Rice
Keli v. Rice (2008)
“§§ 1101 -05a, 1151-60, 1181-89, 1201-04, 1221-31, 1252-60, 1281-88, 1301-06, 1321-30, 1351-63a, 1401-09, 1421-31, 1433, 1435-55, 1457-58, 1481-83, 1488-89, 1501-04, 1521-24, 1531-37, 18 U.S.C. § 1429 (2000) (the “INA”), as amended by the Immigration and Nationality Act of 1990,…”
Farrell v. Tillerson (2018)
“§§ 1101–1537 (2012), 18 U.S.C. § 1429 (2012), and the Administrative Procedure Act (“APA”), 5 U.”
Farrell v. Tillerson (2019)
“§§ 1101–1537 (2012), 18 U.S.C. § 1429 (2012), and the Administrative Procedure Act (“APA”), 5 U.”
Francois v. United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (2021)
“5 Although the USCIS found that 18 U.S.C. § 1429 does not apply in this case, “[the 6 Ninth Circuit] ha[s] recognized that ‘[t]he natural reading of [§ 1429] is that removal 7 proceedings and final removal orders are to take precedence over naturalization 8 applications.”
Vilbon v. Hamlili (2022)
“§§ 125 , 135(c); and 18 U.S.C. § 1429 . [Id.]. Because Hamlili did not answer or otherwise respond to the complaint, on November 23, 2021, he was ordered to show cause, by December 7, 2021, why he failed to answer or otherwise respond to the complaint.”
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