50 U.S.C. § 851
Registration of certain persons; filing statement; regulations
Except as provided in section 852 of this title, every person who has knowledge of, or has received instruction or assignment in, the espionage, counter-espionage, or sabotage service or tactics of a government of a foreign country or of a foreign political party, shall register with the Attorney General by filing with the Attorney General a registration statement in duplicate, under oath, prepared and filed in such manner and form, and containing such statements, information, or documents pertinent to the purposes and objectives of this subchapter as the Attorney General, having due regard for the national security and the public interest, by regulations prescribes.
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 2
cases, 2005–2010 · leading case: United States v. Duran, 596 F.3d 1283 (11th Cir. 2010).
United States v. Duran, 596 F.3d 1283 (11th Cir. 2010). “Congress enacted legislation targeted specifically at such subversive acts through the Foreign Agents Registration Act of 1938 (“FARA”) 5 and 50 U.S.C. § 851 , 6 and Congress separated § 951, *1295 classifying it under “Foreign Relations.”
Lazaro Amaya La Puente v. U.S. Attorney Gen., 162 F. App'x 835 (11th Cir. 2005). “Specifically, the record shows that Amaya had knowledge of the espionage tactics of the Cuban government and that he failed to register with the Attorney General under 50 U.S.C. § 851 . Second, substantial evidence supports denying withholding of Amaya’s removal as a persecutor.”
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