Its indictments, once issued, remain in force until the indictee is either tried or dead.

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Because Kenyatta is an ICC indictee, the U.S. and Europe have said they might have to limit contact with him, even if he is president.

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It is a painfully relevant question because several of the 19 mass murderers of Sept. 11 were in this country illegally, and the one indictee for this crime was initially nailed only on immigration charges.

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