Beyond deportation : the role of prosecutorial discretion in immigration cases / Shoba Sivaprasad Wadhia; with a foreward by Leon Wildes.

Author/creator Wadhia, Shoba Sivaprasad author.
Format Book
PublicationNew York : New York University Press, [2015]
Descriptionxv, 233 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.
Subjects

SeriesCitizenship and migration in the Americas
Citizenship and migration in the Americas. ^A1144003
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.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references and index.
LCCN 2014047910
ISBN9781479829224 (cl : alk. paper)
ISBN1479829226 (cl : alk. paper)

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Joyner General Stacks KF4842 .W33 2015 ✔ Available Place Hold