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Originally Posted by Happy Monkey
I don't think that would work. If they weren't under the jurisdiction of the US, they couldn't be put in prison. That sounds like it is more applicable to people with diplomatic credentials.
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Being outlaws, they're not
under jurisdiction until apprehended; since they they haven't submitted to it. Being
subject to a jursdiction and being
under it aren't the same thing, in this case.
Someone who presents themselves for naturalization has submitted to US jurisdiction and is both subject to it and under it. A fugitive is not
under jurisdiction even if they are subject to it. They can be brought
under it only if apprehended, since they refuse to submit to it voluntarily.
A diplomat, being immunized (once their credentials are presented and accepted), is not even subject to that jurisdiction unless declared
non grata.