Why do we have to have a trial for a person who is not a US citizen?
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The constitution does not say that only citizens are protected by the 4th-8th Amendments, it merely says, "no person." You would want to be given the same rights of citizens if charged in another country, wouldn't you? In fact, the public tends to get up in arms, even when someone IS given the same rights and is given a harsh punishment.
755848
War criminals fall under different international laws than other people.  If he was naturalized, then he didn't disclose everything to your government and therefor, he isn't a proper citizen to begin with.
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I've often thought that everyone should have to pass the same test as an immigrant who is being naturalized before they get the full rights of citizenship.  What we get free we don't value, and far to many people in the U.S. value neither their citizenship nor their freedoms.  I sometimes feel they don't even value their country.  I wouldn't require government service or anything like that for citizenship, that smacks too much of a police state, and it should be something that can't simply be paid for but which will require both work and study.  It would be possible for a person to live in this country without passing the test if they so chose, like a legal alien, they just couldn't vote, hold public office, receive a passport, serve as an Officer of a Court, serve as an Officer in the Armed Forces, or be eligible for government benefits and assistance.  They would still pay their taxes like any other legal alien.  When U.S. Citizenship is a privilege to be earned, and not a free prize, people might start taking their responsibilities more seriously.
969952
You may be an American citizen anywhere in the world.  \n\nHowever, what you are asking for is probably ILLEGAL.  That's why the consulate won't help her.  Neither will I.
321041
yes you can!!\nhuman rights act in the uk relates to fairness of trial.\njudges are not protected my such immunity, as they doing their job wrong.
169863
There are too many unknown variables here to give you a really accurate answer.  However, the citizenship of a person who commits a crime in California is not an issue unless diplomatic immunity is involved.  It does not matter that someone who is committing a crime is not a citizen of this country or state; they are here, and they are subject to the laws of the state they are in while they are here.\n\nSo what you really want to know is "what happens to someone in California who makes death threats to someone else in California?"\n\nAnd the answer to that one is easy:\n\nNothing, all the way up to prison for several years.\n\nWithout having the facts of the incident, it's just not possible to know what the probable outcome of the case would be.  Also, people tend to overreact when it comes to "death threats" and what they really are.  I've had people tell me that, "I'll be looking for you at the bar tonight," is a death threat.  In California, it just ain't so.  If you're interested, you can review Penal Code section 422 at the link below.  It will define what a death threat is in this state.\n\nHope this helps...but forget about the citizenship issue; it's not an issue.
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Living in the US and being a US citizen either by birth or naturalized.
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It matters the level of immunity that you have, and that usually depends on your status (ie royalty -vs- diplomat -vs- head of state).  Yes, there are some people with such a high level of diplomatic immunity that they could actually murder someone and the worse thing that our legal system could do would be to deport them.  Which would be difficult as they can't even be detained.
613864
You have a very easy country to sneak into.. If they catch you they just let you go and set a court date for a couple of years later..By then they have no idea where the person is
33838
No, because the illeagal act they commited in foreign country may not be a crime in their homeland. I might agree to allowing them to serve their sentence in their homeland.
875638
Voting\nOne of the most important privileges of democracy in the United States of America is the right to participate in choosing elected officials through voting. As a Permanent Resident you can only vote in local and state elections that do not require you to be a US citizen. It is very important that you do not vote in national, state or local elections that require a voter to be a US citizen when you are not a US citizen. There are criminal penalties for voting when you are not a US citizen and it is a requirement for voting. You can be removed (deported) from the US if you vote in elections limited to US citizens.
1169628
Don't get you?  If he is a citizen, he can't be deported ...
107336
every citizen is entitled to an attorny and one is appointed to them if they cant afford one.  But unfortunately, those that have money can get BETTER attorneys.  Thats just the way it works my friend.
1170904
Why not ask the U.S. Immigration Authorities or an attorney specializing in immigration law.
979630
I don't know of any court cases that have addressed this question.\n\nThe thing about citizen's arrest is that it is generally raised as a defense to claims of false imprisonment or battery, given that making the 'arrest' means performing conduct that is criminal and/or tortious.\n\nMost immigration violations are misdemeanors, so they do not rise to the level of dangerous felonies that most states require before citizens are allowed to arrest people. Also, the federal govt has near-exclusive authority over immigration issues, so even local or state police have very little ability to arrest or hold people based on alleged immigration violations.
383252
If you are a U.S. citizen, you should be able to.
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Usually the accused person has only a limited ability to control where his case will be heard.  The prosecutor who charges him chooses the venue of the trial, although the accused can argue that the venue is wrong for various reason. (I am talking about criminal trials because you used the term "accused." )  In general, an accused person might ask that the trial be dismissed and brought in another country if that is where the allegedly wrongful behavior occurred.  The accused might want it moved because; 1) the law is more favorable in the other country; 2) the courts are more favorable in the other country; 3) the government or prosecutors are more favorable in the other country, or 4) he believes a jury would be more favorable to him or his actions in the other country.  It could even be the case that the behavior in question is not illegal in the other country.  Lastly, one other possible reason is that the penalties are less in another country.  For example, the United States has the death penalty for many crimes in which it would not permitted in other countries (and some countries will not extradict people to be tried in the US for that reason.)\n\n(A note about Polanski -- in his case he was not the accused, he in fact was the person suing Vanity Fair, and he sued in London not only because he can't return to the United States, but also because England has libel laws much more favorable to a well-known public figure than does the United States.  Essentially in the US a famous person has to prove the publication was known to be false and meant to hurt the figure -- in England just the falsity needs to be shown.)