18 U.S.C. § 1597
Unlawful conduct with respect to immigration documents
United States · Title 18 — CRIMES AND CRIMINAL PROCEDURE · Status: effective
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- 18 U.S.C. § 1597, Unlawful conduct with respect to immigration documents, United States, version 1 as recorded 2026-07-09, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/449287
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It shall be unlawful for any person to knowingly destroy, conceal, remove, confiscate, or possess, an actual or purported passport or other immigration document of another individual—
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- Violence Against Women Reauthorization Act of 2013