And here are the exceptions to the prohibition of extradition to countries where torture is allowed (from section 241(b)(3)(B) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1231(b)(3)(B))):
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(B) Exception. Subparagraph (A) does not apply to an alien deportable under section 237(a)(4)(D) [8 USCS § 1227(a)(4)(D)] or if the Attorney General decides that--
(i) the alien ordered, incited, assisted, or otherwise participated in the persecution of an individual because of the individual's race, religion, nationality, membership in a particular social group, or political opinion;
(ii) the alien, having been convicted by a final judgment of a particularly serious crime is a danger to the community of the United States;
(iii) there are serious reasons to believe that the alien committed a serious nonpolitical crime outside the United States before the alien arrived in the United States; or
(iv) there are reasonable grounds to believe that the alien is a danger to the security of the United States.
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