It is illegal for U.S. citizens to enter or leave the United States without a valid U.S. passport or a Western Hemisphere Travel Initiative passport or without exception or waiver in the United States. [28] [29] [30] An application is required to issue a passport. [31] If a refugee extradited to the United States refuses to sign a passport application, the consular officer may sign it “without recourse.” [32] Fleeing to a country without an extradition contract does not mean that you are free from home. It simply brings you the grace of your new hosts. They could become a peasant in a bigger game and could be exchanged for concessions. The political sand is constantly shifting and the government of tomorrow could be more conciliatory with the United States. The State Department sends the extradition documents and, if applicable, the translation to the United States.
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