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US Executive Branch Asset Confiscation

The ability of the US executive branch to confiscate foreign sovereign assets

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Jan 22, 2026

What legal authorities allow the U.S. president or Treasury to hold foreign sovereign assets in overseas bank accounts?

— and in limited cases transfer — foreign sovereign assets through a mix of statutory authorities, executive orders implemented by ’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (), civil-forfeiture statutes enf...

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