8 U.S.C. § 1329 : US Code - Section 1329: Jurisdiction of district courts

Search 8 U.S.C. § 1329 : US Code - Section 1329: Jurisdiction of district courts

The district courts of the United States shall have jurisdiction
of all causes, civil and criminal, brought by the United States
that arise under the provisions of this subchapter. It shall be the
duty of the United States attorney of the proper district to
prosecute every such suit when brought by the United States.
Notwithstanding any other law, such prosecutions or suits may be
instituted at any place in the United States at which the violation
may occur or at which the person charged with a violation under
section 1325 or 1326 of this title may be apprehended. No suit or
proceeding for a violation of any of the provisions of this
subchapter shall be settled, compromised, or discontinued without
the consent of the court in which it is pending and any such
settlement, compromise, or discontinuance shall be entered of
record with the reasons therefor. Nothing in this section shall be
construed as providing jurisdiction for suits against the United
States or its agencies or officers.