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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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Wadhia, Shoba Sivaprasad (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: New York : New York University Press, [2015]
Series:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Subjects:
Prosecution > Decision making.
Emigration and immigration law.
Deportation.
LAW > Emigration & Immigration.
Prosecution > United States > Decision making.
Emigration and immigration law > United States.
Deportation > United States.
United States.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Primer : understanding how prosecutorial discretion functions in the immigration system
  • The early years : the deportation case of John Lennon and evolution of immigration prosecutorial discretion
  • Lessons from criminal law : how immigration prosecutorial discretion compares to the criminal system
  • Deferred action : examining the jewel (or a precious form) of prosecutorial discretion
  • Presidential portrait : prosecutorial discretion during the Obama administration
  • Going to court : the role of the judiciary in prosecutorial discretion decisions
  • Open government : transparency in prosecutorial discretion and why it matters
  • Reform : improving prosecutorial discretion in the immigration system.

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