### Question
How does DEPARTMENT OF STATE define to effect the involuntary return?


### Answer
Under *22 U.S.C. § 2730*, **to effect the involuntary return** is defined as:

> to require, by means of physical force or circumstances amounting to a threat thereof, a person to return to a country against the person's will, regardless of whether the person is physically present in the United States and regardless of whether the United States acts directly or through an agent

#### Citation:
  - *22 U.S.C. § 2730*
  - Heading: **CHAPTER 38-DEPARTMENT OF STATE**

