8 U.S.C. § 1286 : US Code - Section 1286: Discharge of alien crewmen; penalties

Search 8 U.S.C. § 1286 : US Code - Section 1286: Discharge of alien crewmen; penalties

It shall be unlawful for any person, including the owner, agent,
consignee, charterer, master, or commanding officer of any vessel
or aircraft, to pay off or discharge any alien crewman, except an
alien lawfully admitted for permanent residence, employed on board
a vessel or aircraft arriving in the United States without first
having obtained the consent of the Attorney General. If it shall
appear to the satisfaction of the Attorney General that any alien
crewman has been paid off or discharged in the United States in
violation of the provisions of this section, such owner, agent,
consignee, charterer, master, commanding officer, or other person,
shall pay to the Commissioner the sum of $3,000 for each such
violation. No vessel or aircraft shall be granted clearance pending
the determination of the question of the liability to the payment
of such sums, or while such sums remain unpaid, except that
clearance may be granted prior to the determination of such
question upon the deposit of an amount sufficient to cover such
sums, or of a bond approved by the Commissioner with sufficient
surety to secure the payment thereof. Such fine may, in the
discretion of the Attorney General, be mitigated to not less than
$1,500 for each violation, upon such terms as he shall think
proper.