Consular notification is the process by which U$.$S$.$ authorities inform foreign government representatives regarding their citizens in the United States and permit foreign consular officers to assist their nationals.$$ If a foreign national arrested in the United States is from a country that has mandatory notification, then the foreign consular officer must be notified of the arrest, even if the foreign national objects.$$ For other countries, U$.$S$.$ authorities inform the foreign national that he$/$she may have a consular officer notified of the arrest.$$ The foreign national can accept or decline the offer to notify.

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