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§ 2354. Penalties; waivers; exceptions
(a) Penalties
(b) National security waiver
(c) Exceptions
(1) Exception for intelligence activities
(2) Exception for compliance with international obligations and law enforcement activities
Sanctions under this subchapter shall not apply with respect to an alien if admitting or paroling the alien into the United States is necessary—
(A) to permit the United States to comply with the Agreement regarding the Headquarters of the United Nations, signed at Lake Success on June 26, 1947, and entered into force November 21, 1947, between the United Nations and the United States, or other applicable international obligations of the United States; or
(B) to carry out or assist law enforcement activity of the United States.
(3) Humanitarian exemption
(Pub. L. 118–50, div. E, title I, § 3104, Apr. 24, 2024, 138 Stat. 937.)