8 CFR 274.1

§ 274.1 Seizure and forfeiture authority.

United States · 8 CFR — Aliens and Nationality · Status: effective

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Citation: 8 CFR 274.1, § 274.1 Seizure and forfeiture authority, United States, version 1 as recorded 2026-07-09, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/32271
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Any officer of Customs and Border Protection or Immigration and Customs Enforcement may seize and forfeit any property that has been or is being used in the commission of a violation of any statutory authority involving the unlawful introduction of aliens, contraband or proceeds of such introduction, pursuant to, but not limited to, section 274(a) of the Act (8 U.S.C. 1324(a)). All seizures and forfeitures in such cases will be administered in accordance with 19 CFR parts 162 and 171.

Legislative history

This is a federal regulation, adopted through agency rulemaking under the Administrative Procedure Act — not enacted by a recorded vote of Congress.