22 U.S.C. § 1732
Release of citizens imprisoned by foreign governments
Whenever it is made known to the President that any citizen of the United States has been unjustly deprived of his liberty by or under the authority of any foreign government, it shall be the duty of the President forthwith to demand of that government the reasons of such imprisonment; and if it appears to be wrongful and in violation of the rights of American citizenship, the President shall forthwith demand the release of such citizen, and if the release so demanded is unreasonably delayed or refused, the President shall use such means, not amounting to acts of war and not otherwise prohibited by law, as he may think necessary and proper to obtain or effectuate the release; and all the facts and proceedings relative thereto shall as soon as practicable be communicated by the President to Congress.
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 36
cases (1 in the last 5 years), 1957–2025 · leading case: Dames & Moore v. Regan, 453 U.S. 654 (1981).
Dames & Moore v. Regan, 453 U.S. 654 (1981). “12294, the President purported to act under authority of both the IEEPA and 22 U. S. C. § 1732 , the so-called "Hostage Act.”
Philip Agee v. Edmund S. Muskie, Sec'y of State, 629 F.2d 80 (D.C. Cir. 1980). “The dissent also notes the Supreme Court’s citation in the Zemel opinion of 22 U.S.C. § 1732 , which directs the President to “use such means, not amounting to acts of war, as he may think necessary and proper to obtain or effectuate the release” of “any citizen of the United…”
Ex Parte Medellin, 223 S.W.3d 315 (Tex. Crim. App. 2006). “at 49 (citing 22 U.S.C. §§ 1732 , 4802(a)(1)(D)). [230] U.”
Zemel v. Rusk, 381 U.S. 1 (1965). “§ 2001, 22 U. S. C. § 1732 (1958 ed.), provides: "Whenever it is made known to the President that any citizen of the United States has been unjustly deprived of his liberty by or under the authority of any foreign government, it shall be the duty of the President forthwith to…”
Abu Ali v. Ashcroft, 350 F. Supp. 2d 28 (D.D.C. 2004). “For the source of the duty that they maintain is owed to Abu Ali, petitioners look to 22 U.S.C. § 1732 , known as the Hostage Act: *66 Whenever it is made known to the President that any citizen of the United States has been unjustly deprived of his liberty by or under the…”
Catherine Flynn & Ryan Flynn, a Minor, by His Mother Catherine Flynn v. George Shultz, Sec'y of State of the United States of Am., Defendant, 748 F.2d 1186 (7th Cir. 1984). “Plaintiffs seek relief in the nature of mandamus or injunction to compel the Secretary' to authorize the testimony of a State Department consular official and to undertake certain other actions allegedly mandated by 22 U.S.C. § 1732 . For the reasons set forth below, we affirm…”
Zemel v. Rusk, 228 F. Supp. 65 (D. Conn. 1964). “I do not regard the plaintiff's right to see for himself what was happening in Cuba to be of so exalted a nature that it cannot be subjected to restraint during a period when the State Department predicts that such travel might provoke international incidents which would…”
Elec. Data Sys. Corp. Iran v. Soc. Sec. Org. of the Gov't of Iran, 508 F. Supp. 1350 (N.D. Tex. 1981). “§ 1702 and an 1868 statute, 22 U.S.C. § 1732 . EDS argues that neither of these statutes supports the powers asserted in the Executive Order.”
Smith v. Reagan, 637 F. Supp. 964 (E.D.N.C. 1986). “This is a suit to compel the President of the United States and his principal military and foreign affairs officers to engage in conduct with foreign governments pursuant to the Hostage Act of 1868, 22 U.S.C. § 1732 . Some of the plaintiffs are active and reserve United States…”
Nathaniel Holmes v. Melvin Laird, as Sec'y of the United States Dep't of Def., 459 F.2d 1211 (D.C. Cir. 1972). “22 U.S.C. § 1732 (1904) provides: Im Whenever it is made known to the A* y President that any citizen of the United States has been unjustly deprived of his liberty by or under the authority of any foreign government, it shall be the duty of the President forthwith to demand of…”
Redpath v. Kissinger, 415 F. Supp. 566 (W.D. Tex. 1976). “The applicable statute, 22 U.S.C. § 1732 , provides: “Whenever it is made known to the President that any citizen of the United States has been unjustly deprived of his liberty by or under the authority of any foreign government, it shall be the duty of the President forthwith…”
Nat'l Oil Corp. v. Libyan Sun Oil Co., 733 F. Supp. 800 (D. Del. 1990). “The President had purported to act pursuant to his powers under the IEEPA and 22 U.S.C. § 1732 , the "Hostage Act.” Exec.”
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