The Citizen Protection Policy (CPP), modelled after the American Service-Member Protection Act, is a policy established that aims "to protect United States military personnel, Citizens of the United States and other elected and appointed officials of the United States government against unlawful criminal prosecution or attack by any criminal court or court to which the United States is not party."
The CPP authorizes United States Armed Forces services members "all means necessary and appropriate to bring about the release of any U.S. or allied personnel or citizens being detained or imprisoned by, on behalf of, or at the request of a Nation or Criminal Court." This authorization allows the freeing of U.S. citizens by the use of military and deadly force.
The policy prohibits federal, state and local governments and agencies (including courts and law enforcement agencies) from assisting the Nation during unlawful detainment. For example, it prohibits the extradition of any person from the U.S. to the Nation/Court; it prohibits the transfer of classified national security information and law enforcement information to the Nation/Court; and it prohibits agents of the Nation or Court from conducting investigations in the U.S. on United States Citizens.
Regardless of status or partnership, the 11th Marine Division will never tolerate unlawful detention or assault upon citizens of the United States and vows the defend the rights of each and every citizen.