Beyond deportation : the role of prosecutorial discretion in immigration cases /

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WhenBeatles star John Lennon faced deportation from the U.S. in the 1970s, hislawyer Leon Wildes made a groundbreaking argument. He argued that Lennon shouldbe granted "nonpriority" status pursuant to INS's (now DHS's) policy ofprosecutorial discretion. In U.S.immigration law, th...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Wadhia, Shoba Sivaprasad (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: New York : New York University Press, [2015]
Colección:Citizenship and migration in the Americas.
Temas:
Deportation > United States.
Emigration and immigration law > United States.
Prosecution > United States > Decision making.
LAW > Emigration & Immigration.
Deportation
Emigration and immigration law
Prosecution > Decision making
United States
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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Sumario:WhenBeatles star John Lennon faced deportation from the U.S. in the 1970s, hislawyer Leon Wildes made a groundbreaking argument. He argued that Lennon shouldbe granted "nonpriority" status pursuant to INS's (now DHS's) policy ofprosecutorial discretion. In U.S.immigration law, theagency exercises prosecutorial discretion favorably when it refrains from enforcingthe full scope of immigration law. A prosecutorial discretion grant isimportant to an agency seeking to focus its priorities on the "truly dangerous"in order to conserve resources and to bring compassion into immigrationenforcement. Th.
Descripción Física:1 online resource (xv, 233 pages) : illustrations
Bibliografía:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9781479807543
1479807540

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